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Residents press council to preserve Jay Littleton Park as ballfields; city urges participation in workshops
Summary
Dozens of public commenters urged the City of Ontario to preserve Jay Littleton Park as a ballpark rather than replace it with splash-pad concepts, raising safety, historical and parking-capacity concerns. Council members encouraged residents to attend upcoming workshops and emphasized balancing safety, code and budget constraints.
Residents and frequent public commenters pressed the City Council to keep Jay Littleton Park as ballfields and to broaden outreach after a parks presentation that many said showed only a splash-park concept.
Donna Littleton Ferris, who identified herself during public comment, told the council the parks presentation was biased toward a splash park and warned of safety risks: "Parents don't pay enough attention to their children when they're at a splash park... Pedophiles are ready to watch who's not paying attention,"…
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