Responding to community pressure, the Newport Beach City Council decided to rescind its previous agreement to turn a large part of the Newport Beach Golf Course into a 60,000-square-foot surf park.
Back Bay Barrels, a company started by Newport Beach surfer Adam Cleary, proposed building Snug Harbor Surf Park on five acres of the John Wayne Airport-owned golf course, which is nearing the end of its lease.
The plan included artificial surfing lagoons, wave pools, a three-story clubhouse, a surf academy, shops, and restaurants.
A local group called Save Newport Beach Golf Course collected more than 6,100 signatures to oppose the project.
City Council members said one main reason for canceling the agreement was to avoid the expense of a public ballot measure.
For further details on the Snug Harbor Surf Park, please see the Feb. 9 edition of the Business Journal.
