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Council pauses imported Korean pavilion at Friendship Park, orders broader master plan and community review
Summary
After a lengthy public and council debate about cost, procurement and equity, Buena Park’s City Council put the imported Korean pavilion concept on hold and directed RJM (master‑plan consultant) to complete a community‑driven master plan and bring concepts through commissions before any procurement.
Buena Park’s City Council on May 20 paused plans to procure an imported Korean pavilion for Friendship Park and directed staff to fold existing pavilion concepts into a broader, community‑driven master plan to be completed by consultant RJM and reviewed by city commissions.
Public works staff and Sohn Architects presented a concept that included a prefabricated pavilion sourced from Korean manufacturers (lowest landed quote for the pavilion itself ≈$319,000), accompanying stone…
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