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City Park restoration moves toward construction with 95% design, $100 million estimate
Summary
City staff and Rios, Inc. presented a 95% design for Corona’s City Park restoration: a central community lawn, community center, aquatic center with competition pool and springboards, playgrounds, splash pad, and preserved trees. Permitting and environmental review continue; council bid award is anticipated in July 2026.
City staff and design firm Rios, Inc. presented the final design update for Corona’s City Park restoration to the Parks and Recreation Commission, saying the project is about 95% complete in design and remains within the original cost estimate.
Miss Finch told commissioners the City Park master plan — adopted in July 2023 after extensive outreach — guided the current design. "We are at about the 95% mark right now," she said, adding that plan check and permitting are underway and that environmental documents are expected to conclude around April 2026. Staff said they expect to prequalify contractors and go to bid in April–May, with a City Council recommendation for bid award anticipated in July 2026 and construction starting later in 2026.
Rios architect Danny Travis described the site concept centered on a "community canvas," a large lawn intended for civic gatherings, with linked program loops that…
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