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Olive Middle School emerges as lead site in Baldwin Park sports-complex talks
Summary
City staff and school-district leaders toured Olive Middle School and met with local sports organizations; the collaborative (city and district representatives) will meet May 20 to seek direction toward a joint-use agreement for a sports complex.
Baldwin Park city staff and school-district officials identified Olive Middle School as a likely starting site for a proposed sports complex after a site visit and stakeholder meeting May 13.
City staff convened leaders from Little League, softball, soccer and other local sports groups and toured Olive Middle School’s facilities with school superintendent Freeland Mendoza and assistant superintendent Mark Shaldu. Staff described a “brand-new” soccer field installed about two years ago and older little-league baseball fields, and said the school site contains additional open grass areas that could accommodate further development.
Enrique (staff member) said the group felt a renewed sense of momentum after the site visit, calling the Olive location the place “we all have been talking about” as a practical starting point for a larger sports-complex vision. Stakeholders told the city they would prefer an additional field site in the city in the longer term (candidates mentioned included Elwin and Pleasant View) but were generally supportive of pursuing Olive as the initial, feasible location.
The next formal milestone is a meeting of the collaborative—composed of two city council members and two school-board members—scheduled for Tuesday, May 20, 2025. If the collaborative directs staff to proceed, the city and school district could begin negotiating a joint-use agreement that staff said may take months to complete.
City and committee leaders emphasized the need for transparency and community engagement during design work. Annie (staff member) said public engagement meetings will be needed so the facility is “designed by the community for the community.” Staff noted the new public works director, Daniel Padilla, will provide technical support on parking, street widths and related infrastructure questions going forward.
No formal committee vote was recorded on this status update; members and staff described next steps and a timeline for collaborative discussions and further community outreach.
