Newport Beach Measure B (2008)
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Newport Beach Measure B appeared on the February 5, 2008 ballot in Newport Beach, California, where it was approved with 52.8% of the vote.
What was at stake with Measure B was whether to locate a new civic center on a 12-acre site in Newport Center that had originally been slated to become a park. With the success of Measure B, Newport Beach is moving forward with its plans to construct a new city hall and a park on the land, with a price tag in the vicinity of $100 million. Plans for the project include a bird-watching area, children’s gardens, walking trails and a cafe. City officials hope to break ground on the project in 2010 and to move into the new facilities in 2012.[1]
Over $800,000 was spent on the campaign.
Aftermath
After Measure B was approved, Allan Beek sued Newport and City Clerk LaVonne Harkless, alleging that the results of the election on Measure B should be thrown out on the grounds that the City Council is the only body legally entitled to decide the location of its City Hall.[1]
Beek subsequently filed a second lawsuit Beek saying that when the Newport Beach City Council voted to support Measure B, their vote violated the California Environmental Quality Act, the city’s general plan, and a previous city resolution to dedicate the land as open space.[1]
On Tuesday, June 23, a three-judge panel of the California Fourth Appellate District Court upheld Measure B, rejecting all of Beek's legal claims.
See also
External links
- Measure B on Smart Voter
- POLITICAL LANDSCAPE: B victory equals lunch
- A city-hall fight in Newport Beach
- Campaign flyers investigated
