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Newport Beach residents are invited to attend a preliminary meeting of

the Newport Coast Advisory Committee at 5:30 p.m. today. Though the City

Council postponed until its Jan. 8 meeting a vote to create the

committee, the already scheduled meeting of the advisory committee will

still take place. Nominees to the committee, city officials and other

community members will participate.

The committee will advise the city on the details of annexing Newport

Coast into Newport Beach, including the question of whether to build a

community center there. The meeting will take place in the multipurpose

room at Newport Coast Elementary School, at the corner of Vista Ridge and

Newport Coast Drive. Information: (949) 644-3002.