The park, which has been around since the late 1960’s, continues to bring families and communities together.
Tag: Mile Square Park
Posted inGovernment
County Moves Forward With Large Party Honoring Staff, Hours After Body Was Found in Lake Next Door
At 2 p.m., sheriff officials were on site conducting the investigation. Starting at 3 p.m., county officials planned to hold a major appreciation cookout for coronavirus workers next to the lake.
Posted inGovernment
Officials Shut Down Public Presentation of Multi-Million Dollar Mile Square Park Plan
When a county supervisor tried this week to have staff publicly present where taxpayer money would be going at Mile Square Park, she got shut down.
Posted inOutdoors
One of OC’s Most Popular Parks is Up for Big Changes; Some City Officials Have Concerns
Mile Square Regional Park is up for a revamp that would shift 93 acres of golf course into a nature camp, play area, amphitheater, meadow and other uses. City officials say there wasn’t enough public input, while the county says it already did major outreach.
Posted inCENTRAL COUNTY, Countywide, Fountain Valley, Government, NEWS, REGIONS, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
Orange County Police Violence Protests Go into Sixth Day
Protests are set to be underway in Fountain Valley, Orange, and Irvine. Local county activists are increasingly calling for more police accountability.
Posted inCanyons, Fountain Valley, Government, Outdoors, Top Stories
‘Anonymous’ $50,000 Donation to County Sparks Debate Over Public’s Right to Know
An “anonymous” $50,000 donation to the county to improve an archery range at Mile Square Park is sparking debate over whether government agencies should keep donors’ names secret and whether it could become a way for people with business before the county to secretly curry favor with the elected officials who make decisions.
Posted inCountywide, Norberto Santana Jr.
Santana: Political Appointees Are Behind OC’s Rotting Animal Shelter
Santana notes that another scathing grand jury report on animal control should prompt OC taxpayers to consider downsizing the Orange County Board of Supervisors and their politicized approach toward local government.
Posted inCountywide, Garden Grove, Investigative, Outdoors, Top Stories
Student Group Balks at City’s Charge for Holding Tet Festival
The United Vietnamese Student Association insists a requirement by Garden Grove that the group make a $75,000 payment to host the annual Lunar New Year Tet Festival at a city park is unfair.
Posted inFountain Valley, Government, Outdoors
Mile Square Park Archery Range Could Get Facelift
Supervisors will consider upgrading the range to international standards.
Posted inCountywide, Fountain Valley, Government, Investigative, Outdoors, Top Stories
OC Park History Is a Tale of Two Counties
South Orange County is a parkland nirvana, with thousands of acres of open space. Meanwhile, parks are nearly nonexistent in many North County neighborhoods. How did this come to be?
First of three parts.
