Given the quick support thrown behind developer Mark Orgill’s candidacy for Laguna Beach City Council from historically anti-development city leaders, residents appear to be suspicious of his intentions for seeking public office.
Mark Orgill, developer of the Sunset Cove Villas, the Laguna College of Art and Design Residence Hall, and the Seven-Degrees event venue, has thrown his hat in the ring for a seat on Laguna Beach City Council, yet has left residents highly suspicious of his intentions for the positon.
After recently announcing his run in a Laguna Beach Independent article, multiple Laguna Beach residents were quick to point out that Councilmembers Toni Iseman and George Weiss, who have historically been very against new development in the city, are supporting his run for council.
“Something doesn’t add up. So Toni Iseman/Village Laguna and George Weiss/Laguna Residents First are supporting Mr. Orgill, Chairman of Visit Laguna and a longtime local developer?” one resident named Charles Johnson said. “I can smell the stench of this from a mile away. Voters beware.”
Others expressed similar concerns with Orgill’s announcement.
“Irrespective of Mark Orgill’s qualifications, it’s a tad ironic that the architect of Laguna Residents First’s anti-development initiative appears to be endorsing a developer for the City Council.”
