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Owners of the 121-acre Dana Point Headlands spent nearly $232,000 in a futile effort to pass a local referendum last November that would have allowed them to develop the property, records show. According to campaign finance statements filed this week, the money was spent on campaign literature, political consultants and attorney fees targeted at passing measures C and D on the city ballot. The property owners, Newport Beach-based M.H. Sherman Co. and Pasadena-based Chandis Securities Co.

The owners of the Dana Point Headlands, a 121-acre bluff-top parcel near Dana Point Harbor, have appealed a Superior Court judge's ruling that blocked a controversial $500-million resort development proposed for the site. Dan T. Daniels, president of Newport Beach-based M.H. Sherman Co., one of two Headlands owners, is hoping to overturn Judge Marvin G. Weeks' April ruling that upheld a pair of voter-approved measures preventing the resort development.

The owners of the Dana Point Headlands, a 121-acre bluff-top parcel near Dana Point Harbor, have appealed a Superior Court judge's ruling that blocked a controversial $500-million resort development proposed for the site. Dan T. Daniels, president of Newport Beach-based M.H. Sherman Co., one of two Headlands owners, is hoping to overturn Judge Marvin G. Weeks' April ruling that upheld a pair of voter-approved measures preventing the resort development.

A Superior Court judge on Wednesday upheld a pair of voter-approved measures that blocked construction of a $500-million resort project on the Dana Point Headlands, one of the county's last major undeveloped coastal properties. Judge Marvin G. Weeks ruled there was no merit to the lawsuit seeking $3 million in damages from the city of Dana Point, filed by landowners Chandis Securities Co. and M.H. Sherman Co. Dana Point Councilman William L.

A Superior Court judge on Wednesday upheld a pair of voter-approved measures that blocked construction of a $500-million resort project on the Dana Point Headlands, one of the county's last major undeveloped coastal properties. Judge Marvin G. Weeks ruled there was no merit to the lawsuit seeking $3 million in damages from the city of Dana Point, filed by landowners Chandis Securities Co. and M.H. Sherman Co. Dana Point Councilman William L.

Owners of the Dana Point Headlands, one of the last undeveloped properties on the Orange County coast, have filed a lawsuit against the city of Dana Point seeking to overturn a voter-approved referendum that blocks a $500-million development at the site. In the suit filed in Superior Court here, Chandis Securities Co. and M.H. Sherman Co.

A proposal to televise future Planning Commission meetings on the controversial Headlands project has been turned down by the City Council. Harold R. Kaufman was the only council member to voice support for the proposal at Tuesday's City Council session. The four others gave no reason for opposing the proposal. The debate is the latest over the 122-acre site, one of the last large undeveloped coastal parcels in Southern California.

Chandis Acquisitions Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Times Mirror Co., said it has sold its half-interest in the 122-acre Dana Point Headlands property in South Orange County to a Newport Beach developer. The parcel is one of the last remaining undeveloped coastal properties in the county. Chandis sold its interest to Master Plan Development Inc., a firm controlled by developer Sanford Edward.

The City Council will re-examine what to do with the landmark 121-acre Dana Point Headlands since city voters rejected a $500-million development plan on the Nov. 8 ballot. The council unanimously agreed Tuesday night to begin a new series of public hearings that could result in changing the city General Plan's land-use designation for the Headlands. "I think it was clear that the community was not satisfied with the plan for the property," Councilman William L. Ossenmacher said.

The City Council has agreed to spend $247,156 more to complete planning and environmental studies that will guide proposed development of the environmentally sensitive Headlands. City Manager John B. Bahorski said the additional money will let the city complete the two studies at the same time. About $200,000 already has been set aside for the planning study. "We're trying to move the project along at a quicker pace," Bahorski said.

Owners of the 121-acre Dana Point Headlands spent nearly $232,000 in a futile effort to pass a local referendum last November that would have allowed them to develop the property, records show. According to campaign finance statements filed this week, the money was spent on campaign literature, political consultants and attorney fees targeted at passing measures C and D on the city ballot. The property owners, Newport Beach-based M.H. Sherman Co. and Pasadena-based Chandis Securities Co.

Owners of the Dana Point Headlands, one of the last undeveloped properties on the Orange County coast, have filed a lawsuit against the city of Dana Point seeking to overturn a voter-approved referendum that blocks a $500-million development at the site. In the suit filed in Superior Court here, Chandis Securities Co. and M.H. Sherman Co.

A group of local residents opposed to a controversial $500-million hotel and residential plan for the Headlands has launched a petition drive to bring the issue to a citywide vote. The group began circulating a petition last weekend calling for a referendum on the City Council's April 5 vote to approve the plan, said Doug Thompson, leader of the petition effort. "We are just a bunch of folks who decided this was too important an issue to go by without a vote," Thompson said.

The Chamber of Commerce is holding a "Hike to the Headlands" luncheon Monday to inform residents about two key local initiatives on the Nov. 8 ballot. If approved, Measure C and Measure D would allow a $500-million hotel and residential development on the Dana Point Headlands, 121 acres of coastal land. The City Council voted in April to approve the development, saying it was a worthy project that would generate much-needed revenue.