OXNARD—With plans to bring nearly 400 apartments to Channel Islands Harbor’s Fisherman’s Wharf squashed by the California Coastal Commission, the developer behind the plans has indicated they are abandoning the project.
Channel Islands Harbor Partners did not pay the required fees on Dec. 1 required to retain its exclusive Lease Option...
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Well well, the grandiose plans of the elite have come crashing down and now lay smoldering in the beautiful waters of our harbor! Again the elites look to another consultant to save their bacon with still another way to develop property no one else wants developed! Since the maintenance money for Fisherman”s Wharf has been spent elsewhere, there is now no money for refurbishment! The obvious direction forward is long term leases on the existing buildings including lowering harbor tax’s! This approach will get the place up and running quickly as well as remedy an eyesore! The harbor can maintain the common and parking areas as well as the signature Lighthouse too. But unfortunately we probably won’t see this plan initiated because it’s too simple and has “all kinds of problems”! We will wait and see!
Sandoval’s comments are self-serving and inaccurate. The proposed megalopolis would have put a strain on local infrastructure and ecology. In addition, it would completely betray its bequeathed and intended use as “visitor-serving.” City agreed, residents agreed, visitors agreed, Coastal Commission agrees. Sandoval/Board of Supervisors are the odd men out.
Since the property is not mortgaged and doesn’t pay taxes, its financial load is far lighter than most. It could be self-sustaining with some individual parcel developers/even lease holders, and competent management, something not now in evidence.
I am glad the huge apartment complex will not be going forward, but my concern grows about the ability of the Harbor to get anything done there. There are buildings all around the Channel Islands Harbor that are in great locations, but remain derelict ruins instead of bars, restaurants, and other commercial establishments. Clearly lack of funds is not the only problem here.