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Council hears progress report on Newark Resource Center renovations and outreach plans
Summary
City staff updated the council on construction and programming for the Newark Resource Center at Ash Street Park, including funding sources, construction timeline, preserves of a community mural, planned services and outreach events. Staff said a late PG&E construction schedule could push final completion to August 2025.
City staff updated the Newark City Council on April 10 about renovations to the Newark Resource Center — a repurposing of an existing city building adjacent to Viola Blythe Community Center at 37365 Ash Street — and outlined planned programming, funding sources and outreach to local service providers.
Roya Gonzales, the city’s strategic initiatives manager, said construction began in November 2024 after the council awarded a contract to SNH Construction and that interior finishes have begun. She said funding for the project combines American Rescue Plan Act seed funds, a $1 million state grant obtained with the assistance of Assemblymember Alex Lee, about $232,000 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds, and roughly $160,000 from the city’s Capital Improvement Fund.
Gonzales said the city has preserved an existing community mural by Linda…
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