Commission approves conceptual plan to expand Costa Mesa Skate Park with $2 million county grant

The Parks and Community Services Commission on March 13 approved a conceptual plan to expand the Costa Mesa Skate Park at TeWinkle Park, advancing design work funded largely by a $2 million County American Rescue Plan Act allocation.

The expansion would add approximately 17,000 square feet of new concrete features — including a pump track, a snake run, a clover-style bowl and an expanded street course — joining the existing roughly 15,000-square-foot facility. The commission voted 6-0 to adopt the concept and send it forward toward final design and permitting.

Commissioners and the design team said the plan responds to user outreach and aims to separate ability levels while protecting mature trees on the site. "We got $2,000,000 allocated towards the skate park," said Seth Roman, director and project presenter, describing the grant that largely funds construction. Consultant representatives described design choices raised repeatedly in public meetings, such as using concrete rather than asphalt for the pump track and preserving tree root zones to keep existing shade.

The plan returns…