Irvine council picks Great Park golf course site for Orange County veterans cemetery

A 100-acre plot that had been intended for a golf course in the Orange County Great Park will become a veterans cemetery, the Irvine City Council decided late Tuesday, July 23.
The decision is intended to settle more than five years of debate over where the county will lay its military service members to rest, but a few outstanding issues could slow or derail the project.
Council members chose the golf course site in a 4-1 vote after several dozen residents, including veterans, urged them to mov