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Council weighs 49-space reconfiguration for Castaic Park parking lot; budget timing favored
Summary
Engineers presented a plan to add about 49 parking spaces at Castaic Park; council members raised concerns about tree loss and truck turning; members suggested budgeting chip-seal work next year rather than an immediate fix.
An engineering layout presented to the council showed a potential reconfiguration that could yield 49 parking spaces at Castaic Park and remove the unpopular angled parking. The presenter said chip seal was the likely surface treatment and emphasized that the layout would require careful vehicle-turning analysis and might require a retaining wall in places.
Some council members objected to removing trees and urged a more conservative approach; others favored adding spaces in areas where vehicles already pull off. The council did not authorize immediate construction and instead agreed to include the project in next year’s budgeting cycle after staff and the engineer provide cost estimates. "This is showing 49 spots that could be installed at the park," the chair noted during the presentation.
