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Dog owners would get two parks, and a women's recovery center would get the boot under a $15-million proposed makeover unveiled this week for College Park in Oxnard.
During a four-hour meeting, city officials discussed relocating the Rainbow Recovery Center and several possible funding sources for the park project.
Controversy is still swirling over what to do about the recovery center, which has been at the park for 17 years.
When the county transferred ownership of the park to the city in 2000, the deed stated that the 75-acre property could only be used for "parks and recreation purposes," officials said.
City Manager Ed Sotelo and several council members on Tuesday suggested finding another site for the center. But Mayor Manuel Lopez asked city staff to meet with county officials to see if the deed restrictions are flexible enough that the recovery center can be kept at College Park.
"I believe the city has a big enough heart to accommodate the Rainbow House and the museum," Lopez said.
A Rainbow representative said the community supports keeping the recovery center where...