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Residents urge council to keep Oak Creek decision to voters, accuse rezoning process of misleading information
Summary
Multiple residents told the Irvine City Council they believe a proposed rezoning of the Oak Creek golf course would strip protections from land reserved by Resolution 88‑1, urging the council to place the question on the ballot and to correct perceived misinformation presented to the Planning Commission.
A wave of public commenters at the March 24 Irvine City Council meeting urged elected officials to put the fate of Oak Creek open space before voters, saying the proposed rezoning process and recent Planning Commission briefings have omitted or misstated key facts.
"A change of use from this golf course to a 50‑acre park is completely dishonest," said John Albritton, who told the council he had attended both Planning Commission and Irvine Company meetings and called earlier briefings "dishonest." Several speakers argued the proposed change would tacitly allow the Irvine…
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