Mission Viejo offers a look at the Los Osos Core Area project
Tom Fracisco reads about the planned Los Osos Core Area during a community meeting in Mission Viejo, CA, on Wednesday, October 11, 2023. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Tom Fracisco reads about the planned Los Osos Core Area during a community meeting in Mission Viejo, CA, on Wednesday, October 11, 2023. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Tape marks the path of the planned North Paseo at the proposed Los Osos Core Area in Mission Viejo, CA, on Wednesday, October 11, 2023. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Julie Marshall, left, and Mary Hastings read about the planned Los Osos Core Area during a community meeting in Mission Viejo, CA, on Wednesday, October 11, 2023. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Keith Rattay, assistant city manager of Mission Viejo, speaks during an open house where community members are learning about the proposed Los Osos Core Area in Mission Viejo, CA, on Wednesday, October 11, 2023. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Keith Rattay, assistant city manager of Mission Viejo, leads a tour of the proposed Los Osos Core Area in Mission Viejo, CA, on Wednesday, October 11, 2023. The building, the former site of Stein Mart will be remodeled and included a walk though area leading form the North Paseo to a new urban alley.. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A virtual tour shows what the urban alley will look like at the proposed Los Osos Core Area in Mission Viejo, CA, on Wednesday, October 11, 2023. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Keith Rattay, assistant city manager of Mission Viejo, leads a tour of the proposed Los Osos Core Area in Mission Viejo, CA, on Wednesday, October 11, 2023. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Oso Creek and the site of a special event space at the proposed Los Osos Core Area in Mission Viejo, CA, on Wednesday, October 11, 2023. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The proposed Los Osos Core Area will be in The Village Center in Mission Viejo, CA, seen on Wednesday, October 11, 2023. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The proposed Los Osos Core Area will be in The Village Center in Mission Viejo, CA, seen on Wednesday, October 11, 2023. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The proposed Los Osos Core Area will be in The Village Center in Mission Viejo, CA, seen on Wednesday, October 11, 2023. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Mission Viejo conducted an in-field walking tour for the Los Osos Core Area project on Wednesday, Oct. 11, giving residents a chance to see the budding project and provide feedback.
After a short presentation about the project, approximately 150 people embarked on a 50-minute walking tour of the site.
The tour, led by Keith Rattay, assistant city manager of Mission Viejo, allowed community members to view the entire site, including the areas where Mission Viejo will eventually expand later in the project. Mission Viejo has been working at Oso Creek to grow the area to include a shopping, entertainment and event plaza dubbed the Los Osos Core Area.
Taped on the ground were the project parameters, and with the help of 3D QR codes, attendees were presented with a virtual recreation of the area to envision the Los Osos Core Area.
The City Council plans to summarize the community input received from the event as well as recap previous meetings on the project on Oct. 24. City staff will present the first phase’s overall cost estimate and make a recommendation to the City Council to move the Los Osos project forward to the next phase.
Located at the Village Center off of Marguerite Parkway and La Paz Road, the 22,736 square-foot Los Osos Core Area project takes over the older shopping center and connects to the greater project on Oso Creek.
Before the open house began, attendees participated in a pumpkin painting session with the Mission Viejo Cultural Arts Committee alongside local artist Jack Knight.
