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CCDC News: CCDC Board Chair Postpones Decision on Navy Broadway Complex

CCDC BOARD CHAIR POSTPONES DECISION ON

NAVY BROADWAY COMPLEX

Board to be updated on latest plans and public meetings on September 27

San Diego, CA — The Centre City Development Corporation (CCDC) Board of Directors will postpone a final consistency determination on Manchester Financial Group’s development proposal for the Navy Broadway Complex site, announced CCDC Board Chair Jennifer LeSar.  While the Board will not take any formal action at its meeting on September 27, there will still be discussion on the issue.

“This is such a vital project for San Diego,” said LeSar. “In light of all the latest input from multiple sources, I felt it was best to have an informational meeting first to bring our Board, including our two new members, fully up to speed on the input we received last week from our consulting architectural panel and information gleaned in the last few days from public meetings held by the City Council, Centre City Advisory Committee and the Broadway Complex Coalition. I believe that additional time is needed to evaluate this input.  Clearly, we heard at this week’s City Council meeting that taking additional time for review will not hinder the ability for the Navy and the developer to continue their lease negotiation process.”                                      

The September 27 meeting will include presentations by the following:

• Manchester Financial Group regarding latest development plans;
• CCDC staff summarizing the process and ideas put forward by the Western Waterfront/Navy Broadway Complex Expert Design Panel held on September 9; 
• Navy Broadway Coalition summarizing their September 16 workshop; and
• Centre City Advisory Committee summarizing discussion at September 20 meeting.

The Board will then take public comment and have Board discussion.

The regularly scheduled meeting of the CCDC Board has been moved to Noon on Wednesday, September 27, and will include Navy Broadway Complex as an agenda item. The entire meeting will be held at the Westin Hotel, 910 Broadway Circle in the Library Room.  Among other items, the agenda will include consideration of the siting of the VOA’s Inebriate Reception Center.  No formal date for a consistency determination meeting has been scheduled.

Details regarding the Navy Broadway Complex development proposal can be found at www.navybroadway.com.

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Centre City Development Corporation (CCDC) is a public, nonprofit corporation established in 1975 by the City of San Diego to plan and facilitate the redevelopment of downtown’s 1,500 acres. To learn more, visit: www.ccdc.com

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