City of Wildomar General Plan Update | 1
Envision Wildomar 2040
Pop-Up #2: Wildomar’s 14
th
Birthday Celebration
Marna O’Brien Park
July 9
th
, 2022
6-9 PM
OVERVIEW
The second community pop-up for the City of Wildomar’s General Plan Update was held on July 9
th
, 2022, from 6 – 9PM at
Marna O’Brien Park. The Pop-up occurred as part of Wildomar’s 14
th
Birthday Celebration event. The event included
multiple public and private vendors, a stage with performances, and was attended by the larger Wildomar community. The
pop-up included a booth with project fact sheet takeaway flyers and engaged community members with a birthday card
activity. Community members were asked to wish Wildomar a happy birthday by filling out a birthday card. The birthday
cards had prompts for participants to fill in how many years they have known the City of Wildomar, their favorite thing
about the city, and their birthday wish for the city over the next 20 years. In the spirit of the Wildomar’s birthday, helium
filled balloons were given out to participants and children. A summary of key takeaways of completed birthday cards are
shown below. Complete responses are included in an appendix to this summary.
Summary of Responses
• 45 Total Birthday Card responses.
What’s your favorite thing about the city?
Responses were categorized into themes. The top four themes are listed below, followed by their number of occurrences.
• Community (14)
• Recreational Open Space (8)
• Small/Rural Feel (8)
• Activities (5)
What’s your birthday wish for Wildomar over the next 20 years?
Responses were categorized into themes. The top four themes are listed below, followed by their number of occurrences.
• Be sensitive to growth (5)
• More activites / things to do (5)
• Water amenities / splash pads (5)
• More commercial (4)
• Keep the community feel (4)
