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Residents urge OCII to preserve East Cut Crossing and pause Pelican Park construction to retain active recreation
Summary
During a long public-comment period, hundreds of residents, business owners and neighborhood groups urged OCII to pause Pelican Park implementation and preserve the temporary East Cut Crossing (pickleball courts, soccer and vendors), arguing the activation has created vital community cohesion, attendance and local economic benefits.
Dozens of community members spoke during the meeting's public-comment blocks on Nov. 7, urging the commission to preserve the East Cut "Crossing" — a temporary, grassroots activation featuring pickleball courts, mini soccer fields, food vendors and programmed events — and to pause or reconsider the permanent Pelican Park design now under implementation.
Speakers included residents, the East Cut Community Benefit District, homeowners-association representatives and local business owners who said the Crossing has generated neighborhood cohesion, after-work foot…
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