Irvine weighs Wild Rivers comeback at Great Park
Irvine backers of the Wild Rivers water park push to reopen at the Orange County Great Park. President Mike Riedel proposes a revived attraction after years of talks and stalled financing. City Hall heard support at a Tuesday midafternoon meeting as plans move forward.
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Great Park
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Ospreys find new home after UCI ties with stadium
UC Irvine biology professor and the athletic department helped ospreys at the university stadium relocate a nest from a light tower behind home plate. The team had faced droppings and danger from stadium lights, and officials hope the birds will colonize a safer area after recent mating behavior observed by Peter Bowler, a longtime marshland researcher.
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More Soil Tests Planned at Portola High Site
Irvine Unified will fund further soil and soil gas analyses at Portola High School’s 43 acre site to ease public fears after the California DTSC ordered expanded testing for volatile organic chemicals and other hazards. The special five hour board meeting drew two dozen speakers, mostly in favor. some questioned necessity given prior approvals. The Portola campus on the former El Toro base is set to open in late August despite stained soil found during late 2014 excavation.
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Irvine land swap could speed veterans cemetery plan
Proponents of a state veterans cemetery at the former El Toro base push a land swap with FivePoint to accelerate construction near Irvine homes and a school. FivePoint may trade south park land for the northern cemetery site. residents worry about feng shui and noise. If Irving officials back the deal, April 12 council discussion could move the project forward.
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Emile Haddad
FivePoint
Orange County Great Park
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Irving
Christina Shea
Five Point
Great Park
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