IRVINE, Calif.—A number of old structures will be torn down at Irvine’s Great Park in order to make room for overflow parking and outdoor events, the city council approved Mar. 22. Demolition will affect the Great Park at its Lease and Furtherance of Conveyance site, in the southern end of the park, which is still owned by the Navy due to the park being a former military base. The project, which includes removing asbestos, demolishing structures, paving the landscape, and adding protective fencing is estimated to cost the city $3.5 million. The area contains five structures, four of which are “derelict” and will be demolished, with an old public works shop being saved and turned into a community center, Great Park Manager Steve Torelli told The Epoch Times. The derelict structures include old storage sheds, warehouses, and a water pump building. “After studying all the buildings, we figured out that …