Newport Beach officials are reversing course on a previous approval to gut the local golf course and replace it with a surf park after residents gathered enough verified signatures to challenge the decision at the ballot box.
City council members in Newport Beach voted in October to approve a project proposal for a surf park at the privately operated Newport Beach Golf Course. That project was expected to cut the golf course in half to create a wave pool, replacing three of the course’s 18 holes, a putting green, pro shop, restaurant and driving range.
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