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Speak Up Newport Hosts Meeting on New Mooring Plan June 14
BILL KENNEY
By NB Indy Staff How will Newport Beach ’ s new
Mooring Plan affect you ? On May 23 , the City Council approved a pilot program to change the harbor mooring fields configuration and approved changes to the Harbor Code to accommodate the proposed pilot program and the long-term plan for all the moorings in the harbor .
Speak Up Newport is hosting a meeting on Wednesday , June 14 to discuss the mooring plan with guest speaker Bill Kenney , the former Harbor Commission Chair . He will describe the Harbor Commission ’ s Open Water Initiative and the reasons for the changes to the mooring fields .
According to Speak Up Newport , It will affect all users in the harbor :
• Boaters who use and do not use the moorings .
• Use of the water by stand up paddleboarders , kayakers and swimmers .
• Views from bayfront private and public properties .
Kenney will also provide an update to the Newport Bay Trash Wheel Project to intercept trash before it enters the bay .
The meeting begins with a reception from 5:15 to 6 p . m . Program is 6 to 7 p . m . the meeting is held in the Civic Center Community Room , 100 Civic Center Dr .
The meeting will be held in person and online . To participate in the webinar please register at : http :// www . speakupnewport . com / mooringplan-2023 .
If you have a question you would like to ask the speaker , please send it to : question @ speakupnewport . com
About Bill Kenney William J . Kenney , Jr ., CLS has been involved in the shopping center industry for over 40 years , many of which were spent at Donahue Schriber , a well-known and respected Southern California based shopping center developer . While at Donahue Schriber , Kenney was intimately involved in the phenomenal growth of the company . He was responsible for the formation of the company ’ s leasing department , played an integral role in the company ’ s developments , and , prior to his departure , was Senior Vice President of Development with responsibility for all of the company ’ s development activities .
He is a past Chairman , President and Treasurer of California Business Properties Association , he is a past State Governmental Affairs Chairman for the International Council of Shopping Centers , (“ ICSC ”), a post that he held for 4 years , and he has served on that organization ’ s program committee . In addition , Kenney has earned the coveted CLS designation from the ICSC .
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Kenney also has served on the Board of Directors of the Balboa Yacht Club and the Promontory Bay Community Association . He served for eight years on the City of Newport Beach Harbor Commission ( three years as Chairman ), and on the Program Committee of the Orangewood Children ’ s Foundation . He is currently on the Board of Directors of the Newport Harbor Foundation and is Chief Financial Officer for Balboa Yacht Club . A graduate with honors from California State University at Fullerton , Kenney resides in Newport Beach .
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