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Take Action: Comment on the Fairview Park Master Plan.

The Fairview Park Master Plan Update is now available for public review!

Fairview Park is 208 acres with 125 acres of native habitat communities. These are the last vestiges of natural lands available in Costa Mesa. Preserving them is our ethical duty and is simultaneously important for the City’s legacy. 

Status

The Plan will be discussed by the Costa Mesa City Council on Tuesday, November 18th, 2025, at 6:00 pm. The plan outlines a vision for enhancing, restoring, and managing Fairview Park’s natural and cultural resources while supporting sustainable maintenance, recreation, and education. Community members are encouraged to attend and provide public testimony. To share written feedback, email fvpmp@costamesaca.gov.

      What You Can Do:

      This is your chance to have your voice heard – Check out the Fairview Park Master Plan. Of course, CCA supports the habitat and species. What you can do now and on November 18th:

      1. ✍️  Send a Short Email 
        Write in TODAY to your council member with what you think and notice about model airplanes, bikes, etc. at Fairview Park! The more public opinion heard prior to the Council meeting the better. Email your council member directly as a constituent and CC: fvpmp@costamesaca.gov, cityclerk@costamesaca.gov, john.stephens@costamesaca.gov, and citycouncil@costamesaca.gov. Ask them to listen to the scientific recommendations to protect sensitive habitat and species from impacts.

        Sample email

      2. 🎙️Mark your calendars, Show up, and Testify!
        Show up at the City Council meeting Tuesday November 18 at 6:00 pm. These issues will be discussed by the council and community. Plan to make a 3 minute statement if you are willling.

        Reach out to Paul@CoastalCorridor.org if you’d like help developing a testimony to read.

      CCA Concerns:

      Of the roughly 10,000 acres of Costa Mesa’s land, only 125 acres has the potential for native habitat – located on the western part of Fairview Park’s 208 acres. Just 1.2% of the land is left. All of the land in our area has been severely impacted by a long list of human activities. We have only small fragments of semi-functional ecosystems left.

      Fairview Park is extra special because it contains one of only two federally recognized vernal pool complexes in Orange County. These sensitive, ephemeral vernal pools provide habitat for two endangered species, but for their survival to work, these pools must be carefully stewarded. Actions taken in and around the vernal pools must be monitored, limited, and sensitive to the ecology.

      Fairview Park outlined map with Vernal Pool Complex and HSS Proximity

      Some of the key concerns CCA has for the Fairview Park Master Plan include:

      • Impacts to the sensitive vernal pools and associated watersheds from human activities.
      • Soil compaction in sensitive habitat from human uses.
      • Location of human activities and impacts to foraging, nesting, and breeding birds.
      • Disruption to bird behavior and birds themselves from fly field activities. 
      • Human encroachment into sensitive and endangered plant and animal species’ habitat.

        Resources: 

        See our previous letters & articles to the City:

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