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From: Maria Morris
Seat: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 7:20 AM
To: Christy Jakl; Manny Ruelas
Subject: Fwd; Riding Park Agreement & Ortega Center
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Subject: Fwd: Riding Parr. Agreement & Ortega Center
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From: Michelle
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Subject: Riding Park Agreement & Ortega. Center
Dear City Council Members:
Els a long time San Juan Capistrano resident I am hoping that the Riding Park and
Ortega Center Leases will be renewed. We have plenty of parks available for
outdoor recreation such as soccer, baseball etc. however, no other city in Orange
County can boast of having world-class equestrian grounds that conte close to our
Riding Park. It is a great place to bring horse crazy kids to enjoy a day of being
close to horses and to learn about different types of riding. Ortega Center is
another gem of San Juan. They offer trail rides and horseback riding lessons for
reasonable rates, which allows a chance to sit on a horse to those who may
otherwise never have the opportunity. Both of these properties attract residents
and people fronn out of town due to the fact that there are so few places in
Southern California where we can enjoy horses. Our Local businesses benefit from
increased revenue from people these venues attract.
Please consider the fact that one can go to several parks in San Juan or any other
city in Orange County to play a variety of sports. If you turn these two parks into
more of the same we will Lose our unique advantage to attract people from all
over and lose their spending dollars in the process. Let's continue to distinguish
ourselves as the horse community that we have been and to capitalize on revenue
that these places bring in to our city.
Respectfully,
Michelle von Urff
San Juan Capistrano Resident