An unidentified speaker (role: presenter) announced that an approved plan to redevelop Hermosillo Park will break ground in December 2025, with construction estimated to take about two and a half years and reopening expected in winter 2027–2028.

The presenter said the approved plan “now includes 2 synthetic soccer fields with lighting, a new community building with indoor event rooms, a small outdoor amphitheater, a walking trail, a playground, and improved shade and lighting throughout the park,” and added that a modern stormwater system under the fields will help manage rainwater more effectively.

According to the presentation, the next phase of work will add new basketball and handball courts. The speaker also said that city-run programs that normally use Hermosillo Park will relocate to nearby Hollyfield Park during construction so recreation services can continue for families.

The presenter described the funding package as drawing on several discrete sources: “major support and funding that includes proposition 68, Measure a through the regional park and open space district, and Measure w water quality grants,” which the speaker said brings state, county and regional partner support to the upgrade. The transcript does not provide additional details about which specific grants cover which elements of the project or whether any formal vote occurred to approve the plan.

Project timing announced by the presenter sets groundbreaking for December 2025 and estimates roughly two and a half years of construction, with reopening expected in winter 2027–2028. The speaker directed listeners to myfuturepark.org for updates.

The presentation emphasized the project’s roots in local planning: the speaker said the effort began with community workshops in 2019 and evolved through multiple rounds of feedback, cost evaluations and design changes prompted in part by pandemic-era inflation. The transcript contains a garbled phrase at SEG 041 that appears to refer to Hermosillo Park; this article uses the corrected name “Hermosillo Park” where that phrase appeared.

Next steps listed in the presentation are the December 2025 groundbreaking and ongoing community updates on the project website.