Bay Area city makes major improvements to three parks

"The project, funded primarily through a $2.95 million grant awarded from Proposition 68 a statewide parks and water bond transformed the city's older neighborhood park to provide more meaningful neighborhood experiences, enhance active recreational opportunities, and strengthen civic pride, according to city materials. The amenities include a dog park and restrooms, which were previously not available, a new outdoor gym and exercise equipment, shaded picnic and barbecue areas, a walking and jogging exercise pathway, a climbing feature, lighting and fencing for the existing basketball court,"

"Antioch Public Works Director Scott Buenting said the project is undergoing some final touches and will schedule a grand opening in the near future. It's going to be a really nice amenity for the city, especially for that location. We did some work with the playground, added a climbing wall and some seating area, said Buenting in an interview with Bay Area News Group. We're making it a little bit more inviting to bring more people to the park."

Antioch, which has 35 parks, is renovating three major parks: Contra Loma Estates Park, Marchetti Park, and Jacobsen Park. Contra Loma Estates received a $2.95 million Proposition 68 grant to transform an older neighborhood park with a dog park, new restrooms, an outdoor gym, shaded picnic and barbecue areas, a walking and jogging path, a climbing feature, and lighting and fencing for the basketball court. Marchetti Park, a five-acre site, has an estimated $1.5 million renovation to replace playground equipment, upgrade restrooms, and rehabilitate fields and courts, with about $178,000 from Prop 68. Jacobsen Park upgrades include basketball court work, improved shade structures, new playground equipment, and irrigation improvements.

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