Huntington Harbour’s first harbor commission meeting slated for this month

HUNTINGTON HARBOUR—At the end of 2018, Huntington Beach City Council approved the newly formed Huntington Harbour Commission, an agency that will be able to provide feedback to council members on subjects related to the waterways of Huntington Harbour. The Log previously delved into a brief cultural history of Huntington Harbour, one of the lesser known harbors in Orange County and certainly along Southern California’s Coast. However, the new commission may be about to change that – at least when it comes to the waters in this area. In an email with city staff on Jan. 30, The Log was able to discover a few tidbits about the new harbor commission. The email read, “I don’t think we have a date set for the meetings as they will start in Feb. The Commission will be comprised of seven members and will study and provide advice to City Council ….” Just a few of the topics commissioners will tackle mentioned in the email were waterway safety, general infrastructure such as seawalls and pier headlines, and water quality. Newport Beach Harbor Commission has cited the death of a paddlerboard user in Huntington Harbour’s waters as reasoning behind recent safety urgings concerning the use of paddleboards. At a...