Irvine's New Metro Park Is Good Enough to Eat

摘要

The City of Irvine Public Works Department's mission is to develop, build and maintain public infrastructure, which includes creatively using community resources. The department administers nillions of dollars in capital improvement project funds and maintains 1,112 acres of landscape and 1,535 lane-miles of roadway. However, a review of the land within the city revealed some rather unsightly acreage: fallow ground located on easement property leased by the city, which generated $4,500 a year in weed abatement expenses. This considerable site, encompassing approximately 7.5 acres, was anything but attractive. Improvements were needed, but they had to be made without reducing city coffers, and they required approval of the city council and residents living close by.