Detente on the waterfront
After decades of efforts by Redondo Beach activists to get rid of the AES Redondo Beach power plant, AES stuns its opponents and supporters with a proposal to do just that AES vice president Eric Pendergraft and Redondo Beach Mayor Steve Aspel bury the hatchet after decades of conflict, including litigation, between their respective parties. Photo The power plant that has dominated the Redondo Beach waterfront for more than a century may be replaced by a mixed-use commercial, retail, and residential development as soon as 2020. The “Harbor Village” development plan was disclosed last week by AES Southland, which owns and operates the power plant. Redondo Beach mayor Steve Aspel said the plant could stop producing power as soon as 2018. “This is a once in a lifetime chance to get rid of [the power plant],” Aspel said. “I think realistic, responsible people will be happy with it.” AES has filed a notice of intent to put an initiative on the March 2015 ballot, asking voters to approve an “alternative land use plan”, which includes new mixed use residential, hotel, and commercial zoning for the power plant site, according to a 55-page initiative measure filed with the city clerk last…
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