3:45pm | A public meeting will be held to present updated information about the process of reconfiguring the Long Beach Breakwater, according to the office of 4th District Councilmember Patrick O’Donnell. The meeting will take place on Monday, February 8 at 7:00pm, at Ecco’s Pizza on 2123 Bellflower Boulevard.
The meeting will be hosted by O’Donnell and Tom Modica, Manager of Government Affairs for the city. Modica has been working closely with the Army Corps of Engineers as they work to determine whether a reconfiguration of the breakwater is fiscally feasible and environmentally beneficial.
“The idea is to educate and activate the public on this issue,” O’Donnell said in a phone interview this afternoon. “I think this is something that can have significant environmental and economic advantages to the city.”
In October, President Obama signed a bill that included $90,000 for the Army Corps to study a report authored by local firm Moffatt & Nichol regarding possible scenarios to modify the breakwater. The report was independently commissioned by the City of Long Beach and has been the basis of the Army Corps’ study. The Army Corps is currently reviewing the report and could come to a decision as early as this May.
Modica will present an update on the current state of the modification process during the meeting at Ecco’s.