EUCALYPTUS PARK WORKSHOP SLATED IN MARCH

The public has another opportunity to provide Chula Vista with feedback on improvements it should make to one of its oldest parks.

A workshop to renovate Eucalyptus Park is scheduled from 6-7:30 p.m. March 2 at Feaster Charter School, located at 670 Flower St.

Eucalyptus, located on C Street between Fourth and Fifth avenues, opened nearly 100 years ago. It is one of the oldest parks and one of the few green spaces in the municipality’s northwest area.

The park, one of 56 citywide, has long needed repairs and replacements of its playgrounds and structures. Residents have also pushed for a reconfiguration of the 20-acre land to make it more inviting and accessible.

Though Eucalyptus saw some repairs over the past year, the city is planning to give it a $5 million face-lift designed to make it more welcoming and improve pedestrian connections between its lower and upper sections.

Chula Vista received $7.1 million in state grants to improve the park; $1.9 million is for the design and $5.95 million is for construction, according to the city. The city also plans to use some of the money to transform a former YMCA building, located adjacent to the park, into an art gallery.

The city held a workshop Jan. 19, where residents shared how they thought the city should upgrade the park.

At the March workshop, the public can expect to see a presentation on the park’s master plan and input from the latest community input.

Once construction begins, repairs and renovations are expected to be completed by March 2025, according to city staff.

For more information, contact Bethany Mcdonnell, a city landscape planner, via email at bmcdonnell@chulavistaca.gov.

ADRIANA HELDIZ U-T An aerial view of the baseball field at Eucalyptus Park in Chula Vista taken last month.