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Eureka previews Dat Yoss (Dyas) Park improvements and schedules Sept. 13 grand opening
Summary
City staff presented completed improvements at Dyas Park (renamed Dat Yoss in partnership with the Wiyot Tribe), outlined playground, courts and facilities, and announced a community grand opening on Sept. 13 with a 12:30 ribbon cutting and activities from noon to 3 p.m.
City staff presented images and details for the near-complete Dyas Park project (the presentation used the community-selected name Dat Yoss) during the Sept. 2 Eureka City Council meeting and invited the public to a grand opening on Saturday, Sept. 13 with hosted activities from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. and a ribbon cutting at 12:30 p.m.
Robin Proscar, the city27s environmental project manager in Community Services, walked council through new amenities: a custom "Egret" playground with accessible ramps and toddler area, companion and belt swings, spinner and rope features, picnic barbecue areas with utility prep tables, a parkour course, native landscaping, large cypress trees, a new restroom building with four single-use gender-neutral stalls, hydration station, locally fabricated salmon-shaped bike racks, and an indoor/outdoor sports court (half-court basketball outside and two full courts for futsal and roller hockey inside). Proscar said a blank wall behind the park sign will become a community-painted egret-themed mural during the grand opening.
Councilmembers praised the design and asked about managing multiuse sports conflicts, local sourcing for materials and contractor local-hire impacts, and outstanding work on the baseball field (new bleachers, dugout repairs, ADA entries, irrigation and fencing remain in progress). Staff said some site materials (bike racks) were sourced locally and that tracking of local contractor/material sourcing could be performed after the fact.
Staff encouraged attendees to walk, bike or use transit due to limited parking and said a bike valet and bus route service (Gold Route) will support access for the event.
The city did not propose additional funding or policy changes at the meeting; the presentation focused on amenities, programming and community-activation plans for the park opening.
