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City votes today on new park; Some residents want more development, others less, for old waste-water plant location along Caspersen Beach.(B SECTION)
Byline: LAURA GREEN laura.green@heraldtribune.com
VENICE -- The Venice City Council will vote today on whether to approve the concept for a $2.7 million park project on the grounds of a former waste-water plant along Caspersen Beach.
While residents at first embraced the idea of turning the industrial site into a park, the plan now faces opposition from the Venice Taxpayers League and the Venice Neighborhoods Coalition.
Members of the groups fear the park will turn into a noisy, congested "amusement park" instead of a relaxing respite.
"Some people mean they don't want anything other than footprints left behind by other people," said city …
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