Fallbrook CPG recommends naming new park after Russell

Earlier in 2020, San Diego County acquired 6.8 acres on the south side of Fallbrook Street between Morro Road and Golden Road for a new park. The Aug. 17 Fallbrook Community Planning Group meeting included a presentation on the public input the county’s Department of Parks and Recreation has received on the park, and the meeting also included a unanimous vote to recommend that the new park be named after Jim Russell.

The Department of Parks and Recreation has been working with the community to identify specific amenities for the park, and DPR park project manager Stephanie Kopplin addressed th...