Local residents enlist water engineering consultant to evaluate Del Mar Horsepark
The Del Mar fair board is considering contracting with someone to run the Del Mar Horsepark, a 64-acre equestrian facility about three miles east of the fairgrounds.
(San Diego Union-Tribune)
Feb. 16, 2021 12:58 PM PT
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As the Del Mar Fairgrounds considers its options for Del Mar Horsepark, which closed this year due to water remediation issues that could have caused litigation, a few residents have launched an independent effort to better assess the costs to reopen.
Fairgrounds staff reported to board members who oversee the state-owned venue that the costs of resolving the water remediation issues are not yet known. During a Feb. 9 meeting, board members speculated that it would be a minimum of $3 million, but possibly up to $8 million or more. The board also decided at the meeting to consider turning Del Mar Horsepark over to an independent contractor who would reopen and operate D