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Milpitas council approves conceptual design for new Metro Tango neighborhood park
Summary
Council approved a preferred conceptual design for a four‑acre Metro Tango Subdistrict Park that will be funded by the Metro specific plan impact fee; planned features include play areas, sport courts, walking loop, community garden and a reduced‑size dog area.
The Milpitas City Council on June 17 approved a preferred conceptual plan for a new four‑acre Metro Tango Subdistrict Park, to be built on two city‑owned parcels and funded by the Metro Specific Plan impact fee.
City Engineer Michael Silvera and landscape consultant Marie (Calendar Associates) presented outreach and design work: two rounds of public meetings and online surveys produced a community preference for a balanced park that combined active and passive amenities. The preferred plan draws features from earlier alternatives and includes a youth play area, a walking/exercise loop, a lighted sport court with amphitheater seating and bank‑shot basketball elements, a community garden, plazas sized for events, restroom facilities, improved pedestrian and bike connections to adjacent development and to Penitencia Creek, and a reduced‑size dog area relocated farther from residences.
Consultant Marie said the preferred concept reflected community input — the most‑favored features were walking loop, play area, tree bosque and picnic areas — and that current construction cost estimates are in the $8–$10 million range. The plan calls for integrating park construction with road and infrastructure projects expected to complete in 2027; staff said environmental review (CEQA) will be finalized after council approval of the concept and construction could start in summer 2026 after the road work is finished.
At the Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Commission the design received positive comment and a request to assess potential pickleball accommodations; city staff said pickleball options will be considered in a citywide study in parallel with the park’s CEQA analysis.
Vice Mayor Barbara Barbadillo moved to approve the conceptual plan; the motion passed 5‑0 (Barbadillo — aye; Chua — aye; Lam — aye; Lian — aye; Mayor Montano — aye). Staff will proceed with CEQA and return with final environmental determinations and construction authorization requests.
