WILDOMAR: Pact with nonprofit to run park hits snag

Then, officials put up a fence and no trespassing signs to keep the public out.

But Nordquist said Wednesday the city needs to decide soon whether it wants to sell or lease the property if it can't find a means of reopening it.

"If there's not enough interest in the community, what do we do with the park? ... We need to come to some sort of resolution," he said.

The council members directed the staff to send out a letter to households surrounding the park to gauge what kind of interest they might have in providing financial support.

"My thought is we've got a small window where we might be able to get something done before the grass is gone," Mayor Ben Benoit said.

City Councilman Bob Cashman was absent from the meeting.


