NEWPORT BEACH City council wants stake in...

NEWPORT BEACH

City council wants stake in John Wayne Airport

The city wants to play a bigger role in a number of county

functions, most notably John Wayne Airport. City officials will ask

county leaders to sit down and begin talks on a number of different

items, including whether the city should take over operation of the

sheriff’s Harbor Patrol and take over management of the airport.

* A house near Mariner’s Park that has drawn complaints for more

than 40 years due to debris cluttering the yard could get cleaned up

soon. City officials held a public hearing on code violations at the

Dover Drive home and will issue to the owner a list of items to be

cleaned up.

* Huntington Beach is about to get an earful from Newport Beach on

the proposed Pacific City project, a sprawling mixed-use development

planned in the heart of Surf City. Newport Beach will submit a letter

to Huntington listing a number of concerns about the project,

particularly its potential traffic effects on Coast Highway.

* JUNE CASAGRANDE covers Newport Beach and John Wayne Airport. She

may be reached at (949) 574-4232 or by e-mail at

june.casagrande@latimes.com.