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Trabuco Wetlands Habitat Rehabilitation

Summary

State and federal regulators are requiring the city to restore wetlands north of the golf club — and at the Oso Creek golf course — as mitigation for Lower Curtis Park grading problems, at a cost of about $740,000 in contracts and new funding.

At a glance

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Last discussed Sep 8, 2026.

Impact analysis

💰Financial impact

Roughly $500,000 in new money — $250,000 each from the General Fund and the golf course fund — on top of existing project costs.

✅Who benefits

Wildlife, water quality, and everyone who enjoys the Oso Creek area.

⚠️Who could be affected

Taxpayers bear the cost of remediating debris placed at the park site decades ago; some residents called it 'free park, not so free.'

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