Hello and Happy New Year! I am very excited to be starting 2017 as a new City Council member and your new Mayor. It is in that same spirit that I asked the Dana Point Times to try something new with the City Council. Matt Cortina, the Group Managing Editor, and Kristina Pritchett, the Dana … Read more
Paul Wyatt and Debra Lewis were elected to the Dana Point City Council by impressive margins. The following results were reported by the Orange County Registrar of Voters as of 5:11 PM on November 11, 2016: 2016 Dana Point Results Debra Lewis 31.4% 7,878 votes Paul Wyatt 30.5% 7,544 votes Michelle Brough 22.4% 5,653 votes … Read more
The California Coastal Commission (CCC) approved the 2008 Town Center Plan (TCP) nine years ago. The TCP is a product of over 30 community meetings and considerable input from Dana Point residents. So when the city council overrode the Planning Commission’s denial of the Majestic project in Town Center in October, 2014 that did not … Read more
Dana Point voters’ approval of Measure H over Measure I (by a huge 18% margin) is a watershed moment in recent city politics. The significance of this vote reaches beyond the town center plan. It is a loud “no confidence” vote in the majority city council members: Olvera, Viczorek, Tomlinson and Muller. Dana Point voters … Read more
By Paul N. Wyatt, Dana Point Adequate parking within the Town Center is critical for successful revitalization of this area of Dana Point. The 2008 Town Center Plan calls for a minimum of one and preferably two public parking facilities within the Town Center to be built at the beginning of the redevelopment project. These … Read more
In the bi-annual budget review process, the Dana Point City Council recently asked the city staff to scrub the budget for potential cost cutting opportunities. Given several years of deficit spending, budget discipline is required to stabilize the future prospects for financial stability in Dana Point. In preparation for the June 20th City Council meeting, the … Read more
Thanks to the Initiative effort, Dana Point residents will have the chance they deserve to vote on how they want to see the Town Center developed. The Initiative: Promotes a downtown business district with shops, restaurants and convenient parking needed for their success, per the 2008 Town Center Plan Preserves Dana Point’s village atmosphere and … Read more
USE OF FUNDS – CITY OF DANA POINT Cost Pacific Coast Highway Changes (2013-15) $ 8,717,000 Del Prado Changes (2015-16) 7,700,000 Other town Center Streetscape (2011-15) 8,637,000 Eastern Entry Feature (2013) 1,000,000 Roma Design Planning Consulting (2004-10) 567,000 Nelson Nygaard & Fehr & Peers Parking Studies 217,119 Identified City Spending – Town Center $ 26,838,119 USE OF … Read more