FREMONT — A long-simmering battle over public access to a regional park here has reached a literal roadblock.

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For years, rancher Christopher George fought with county, city and parks district officials for control of a section of Morrison Canyon Road, a rural route to his property and to Vargas Plateau Regional Park. The war of words over 1,000 feet of the roadway spiraled into lawsuit and allegations of county corruption.

At long last, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors last month voted to hand responsibility of the 0.2-mile stretch over to George, and within weeks the rancher erected a gate. Just as quickly, an old foe — the city of Fremont — has re-emerged to demand the barrier be torn down, arguing the roadway has been part of the city’s jurisdiction since it i

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