OC Business Journal

Desalinization plant plan nixed; Anaheim land in limbo

by Mark Mueller

It’s been a bad stretch for mega-projects proposed for OC, due to expected and unexpected developments.

Expected: The May 12 rejection of Poseidon Water’s $1.4B desalinization plant in Huntington Beach by the California Coastal Commission. It was a unanimous decision to deny a Coastal Development Permit for the proposed project along PCH, despite Gov. Gavin Newsom’s endorsement and a severe drought.

Unexpected: last week’s bombshell revelations about current (as of last Friday) Anaheim Mayor Henry Sidhu, former Anaheim Chamber of Commerce head Todd Ament and others involving, in part, negotiations over the future of the Angels in the city, the sale of the land to the team, and development of the land around the ballpark.

The fate of the 150 acres of stadium land could be in limbo for some time, depending on the direction and scope the federal probe takes. The value of the land—which Sidhu negotiated to be sold for $320M—could well go up significantly if the plan is reworked, given rising values for residential land.

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