The Newport Beach Planning Commission approved the pump station project in late January. That decision was unsuccessfully appealed to the City Council on Tuesday night.
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The Newport Beach City Council and the Newport Beach Public Library Foundation signed a memorandum in December 2021, stating that the two entities would share the cost of Witte Hall. But the lowest bid to build the project came in more than $3 million above projections.