missionLast week Mission Council established a new Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee to oversee all of the parks around the district, including Heritage Park.

The Mission Heritage Association has said it believes it’s still the best option to manage Heritage Park, but mayor Randy Hawes says there’s just too much going on there now.

“Heritage park was run well by the Heritage Association for years and years when it was basically open space and it had a small restaurant in it. But they have changed that over the last few years, a much larger kitchen is being looked at and has already started being built. And they’ve also added what they think should be an observatory.”

Hawes says you’ll still see the same kinds of events and the same level of services at the park as you do now once the committee takes over.