Golf Course Update

Here is a brief update on the Casta Del Sol Golf Course Issue. The three HOA’s surrounding the golf course and several Mission Viejo residents attended the Mission Viejo Lake Association's February board meeting. At the board meeting a presentation was made to see if the board would consider the idea of becoming the Mission Viejo Lake and Golf Association.

The board expressed much sympathy to our cause and was in favor of preserving the golf course, but the lake association would not be able to help for several reasons. The first reason is because the Lake Association is a non-profit and could not keep that status running a for profit golf course. Secondly, the initiative would need to be approved by 75% of the Lake Association's membership and 75% of the membership would have to vote. These high numbers would make winning a voting impossible, due to past experiences in lake membership voting when only about 30% of the membership mailed back votes.

A meeting also took place between Sunrise and American Golf. This meeting got much press from the news and from the Mission Viejo city council. No agreement or compromise was made and there are no plans for another meeting. Our position is still to keep the golf course as is with no changes.

The Friends of the Casta Del Sol Golf Course still needs people to help gather signatures. If you are interested in becoming a friend of the Casta Del Sol Golf Course and helping to preserve it please feel free to contact us and join us for one of our meetings.

The Friends of the Casta Del Sol Golf Course is looking into a couple other viable options to preserve the golf course and we will make announcements about those in the weeks to come.