West Harbor Project Adds Plans for Amphitheater and Tower Attraction

SAN PEDRO⸺ The Port of Los Angeles released an Initial Study/ Notice of Preparation as the first step in the environmental review process for the West Harbor Modification Project on the LA Waterfront.    The recent modification to the construction plan will need a Supplementary Environmental Impact Report (EIR) added to the original EIR because of the construction additions of the 6,200-seat outdoor amphitheater and entertainment lawn venue and the replacement of the original Ferris Wheel with a tower attraction/observation deck.   The NOP is an acknowledgment from The City of Los Angeles Harbor Department letting other agencies know about their intention to create a draft Supplementary Environmental Impact Report as part of the first steps toward moving forward with the project’s new additions.  The West Harbor Project is the San Pedro Public Market’s renamed site on the San Pedro Waterfront; The original EIR for the project was certified in September 2009 and has been amended twice before to accommodate construction projects.      “Everything else is consistent with the original plan; it’s just now we are looking to modify the plans to incorporate the tower attraction and adjust elements of the amphitheater that was previsouly approved in the original EIR. tower attraction and the amphitheater,” said Valerie...