Lompoc residents will have the opportunity to vote on whether to discontinue the public park use of 82 acres in Lompoc, including Ken Adam Park.

Lompoc City Council voted at the May 21 council meeting to put the measure on the Nov. 5, 2024 general election ballot.

Approval of the measure in the election would allow for other educational and recreational or open space uses of the land.

The city of Lompoc owns the approximately 82-acre parcel, located south of Hancock Drive and west of Highway 1, which currently contains Ken Adam Park.

The city acquired the site from the federal government in 1984, and the deed from the federal government specified restrictions on use of the site.

An amended deed was recorded on June 8, 1999, amending the usage restrictions, which remain today and limits the site to be used for educational and recreational purposes, for open space, or for both.

Ken Adam Park features a large group picnic area, a children’s playground, individual picnic areas, a nature trail, horseshoes, a flag monument, and restroom facilities.

The city of Lompoc has considered several possibilities over the years for other educational and recreational purposes, other than a public park.

Specifically, a number of space-oriented museum or educational developments have been proposed for the site.

Other nonpublic park uses could also be considered and explored in the future, such as school uses or expansion of the college, libraries, private athletic training/field businesses, or other types
of museums or educational developments.

At this time, no entitlement applications have 
been filed with the city for any other uses, and the city has not solidified any plans for use of the site for other educational and recreational, or open space, purposes.