Construction of the two proposed hotels in Dana Point Harbor is on hold after the Orange County Board of Supervisors delayed a vote on Tuesday, June 23, for the new 66-year ground leases needed to move forward.
Instead of approving the leases, supervisors voted to continue the item to their next meeting on Aug. 11 after several members said they needed more time to review the lease documents and proposed changes made by Fifth District Supervisor Katrina Foley.
“We respectfully stopped our planning team for this project given the new demands placed on the hotels,” said Bob Olson of RD Olson Development, one of the three Dana Point Harbor Partners spearheading the $600 million Dana Point Harbor Revitalization Project. “It’s a sad day, for sure.”…