Carriage Crest expansion pushed to summer; Mills Park delayed, Veterans Sports Complex completed
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City staff told the Parks Commission that Veterans Sports Complex is complete and under a one‑year warranty, Carriage Crest’s expansion (5 to 15 acres) is likely to finish around June, and Mills Park work has been delayed and restructured into Phase 2 with an estimated late‑2026 completion.
City of Carson parks staff gave commissioners a progress update on major park construction and maintenance projects during the Jan. 29 Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs Commission meeting.
Recreation Superintendent Tim Grisham said the Veterans Sports Complex construction was finished in November and is now under a one‑year warranty. “It was completed in November. It’s under warranty for a year,” Grisham said, noting the department coordinated bleacher replacement and a new maple floor in the main gym under Measure A allocations so the city’s general fund was not used.
Staff presented the Carriage Crest Park expansion, which grows the site from roughly 5 acres to about 15 acres and will add three baseball fields, parking, a snack bar, pickleball courts and artificial turf fields. Grisham said an April completion estimate has shifted closer to June as crews complete stick‑built structures and weather delays are addressed.
Mills Park, officials said, has experienced contractor performance problems and schedule slips. Staff said they are combining leftover tasks from Phase 1 into Phase 2 to simplify procurement; current internal estimates put final completion in late 2026.
Park maintenance superintendent Modesto Bolanos described recent maintenance work across the system, including laser leveling, infield mix and turf reseeding at multiple fields, a removal of contaminated sand at Stephenson Playground (replaced with more than 50 cubic yards of certified playground wood chips), and an herbicide application at Veterans Park to remove an invasive “wire weed.” Bolanos said the department is scheduling recurring maintenance and staff training to keep newer installations in service.
Commissioners asked for clearer timelines and recommended inviting Los Angeles County representatives to future meetings when county‑owned infrastructure or jurisdictional questions arise (a request the director said staff would pursue). The commission received and filed the construction update by unanimous vote.