Irvine residents who successfully urged the City Council to accept the FivePoint Communities offer to quickly finish the Great Park

Latest News And Updates From Build The Great Park Now

Planning Commission Here We Come

On Thursday, the Irvine Planning Commission will consider the project that will bring us one step closer to building the Great Park.  We urge the Planning Commission to support the project.  Then, it will be up to the City Council to approve the deal and accept the […]

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We Have Come So Far, Just a Few More Steps

Thank all our supporters for an amazing couple months. With the unanimous support of the City Council, the $176 million sports park proposal now heads to the Planning Commission for a formal vote on October 24. Don’t forget to tell your friends and neighbors to sign-up to […]

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Support For BTGPN Doubles in Just One Week

We are excited to report that support for our effort to Build the Great Park NOW has double in just this last week.  Thousands of Irvine residents want the mayor and city council to accept $174 million and get the park build right away. How can you […]

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Hundreds of New Supporters Join Build the Great Park Now Coalition During Weekend Sign-ups

This weekend our volunteers and supporters were at Hicks Canyon Park in Irvine to sign-up supporters who, like the founders of the group, want the mayor and city council to vote to build the Great Park now. We were happy to give away hundreds of softballs imprinted […]

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OC Register: Is this the Great Park’s best chance?

Today’s article shows that there is real momentum at the city council level for building the Great Park quickly. Mayor Choi talks about the importance of keeping Broadcom in the city, because following through on building the park is a critical component to Broadcom staying. Councilwoman Shea […]

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Orange County Register: Coalition Wants Great Park Built Now

Coalition wants Great Park built now August 22, 2013 By GUY LEMMON / GUEST COLUMNIST Did you know the city of Irvine has been offered a privately funded gift of $174 million (July 2 letter to Mayor Steven Choi from FivePoint Chief Executive Office Emile Haddad) for […]

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Guy Lemmon: Santa Claus just dropped a huge package on the front door and said here, open it

The Orange County Register wrote about Build The Great Park Now and the group’s efforts to get the park built through a gift from the private developer. You can read the article in the Orange County Register: http://www.ocregister.com/articles/group-522084-lemmon-park.html [PAYWALL RESTRICTED]

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Guy Lemmon Urges Mayor Choi and the City Council to Act on Building the Great Park Using $174 Million in Private Developer Funds

Last night, Build the Great Park Now chairman, Guy Lemmon spoke before the Irvine City Council and urged them to move forward with building the Great Park.  He told them that they should accept the $174 million on the table from a private developer and act immediately […]

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OC Register: FivePoint offers $172 million for Great Park

  Linked from Orange County Register May 14, 2013 By KIMBERLY PIERCEALL / ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER $172 million – that’s the latest offer from the private developer building homes and commercial space next to the Great Park that could be used to finish 750 acres of the […]

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Irvine Has an Opportunity to have its Great Park and Political Cake too

Steve Churm (now of the Orange County Register) wrote in October 2012 about how the City Council could get the Great Park built.  They have not acted yet.   You can read the article here.

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