Larry Moore Park Improvements: Meeting #3
I’ve been waiting to hear word of a 3rd Larry Moore Park Design Open House Meeting, but I wasn’t hearing a thing. In a chance meeting with Council Member Beal at Paso Walk while having a coffee, she told me that she believed the 3rd event had already happened. So, I set out to find out when and why I didn’t hear about it.
Turns out, according to Angelica Fortin — Director of the Community Services Department for the City of Paso Robles — a 3rd Larry Moore Park Design Open House Meeting occurred on August 27, 2025. I’d link to the event announcement as in my past blog posts on this topic—if I could find one. From my investigation, it appears the city ‘dropped the ball’ on noticing this meeting to the public.
According to a statement by Ms. Fortin in an email in response to my inquiry, “Please see the attached postcard that was sent to Larry Moore neighborhood residents in advance of the meeting. The information was also distributed directly to athletic group representatives such as AYSO, Paso Robles Youth Baseball, Central Coast Softball, Dynasty Futbol, and more.”
It’s my understanding that sending a post card to Larry Moore Park neighbors was common among all the open house events. I’m not sure, but these post cards may only be sent to those living within 300 ft (maybe 500 ft) of the park. The neighborhood affected by people and car traffic that could result from the new plans for the park could of course be much greater.
Unlike the past 2 open house events, I find no city press release or event on the city website calendar. A press release or calendar event would result in notices from local news organizations including: KPRL radio, KSBY TV, and Paso Robles Daily News. Why the city failed to announce meeting #3 in the same manner as meetings #1 and #2 is unknown. So far—no one at the city is fessing up.
Per information, again from Ms. Fortin, the city’s Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee reviewed park concept plans at their December 8, 2025 meeting. Those documents can be found here:
Larry Moore Park Concept Design - August, 2025
Review and Endorse the Larry Moore Park Concept Plan - December 8, 2025
According to Ms. Fortin, she plans to bring this effort to the City of Paso Robles City Council in April, 2026.
So—more to come as this post will be updated later.
