Laguna Hills Mall redevelopment plan met with some initial skepticism from City Council members

The company redeveloping the Laguna Hills Mall spent months talking with the community to create a new plan, reducing office space and the number of apartments proposed for the 68-acre property.
But some council members say they still have concerns – from additional traffic the homes and offices might generate to potentially negative impacts on the city’s budget – about Village at Laguna Hills, Merlone Geier Partners’ revised proposal to build up to 1,500 apartment units