Planners recently presented details to the Maricopa Planning and Zoning Commission for Civic Center Park, a large sports field-centered plan to replace fields being removed from Copper Sky Park to accommodate another project.
The 55-acre park will be built in two phases on a site east of the NEC of West Bowlin and North White and Parker roads.
The first phase will have three softball and one baseball field. The second will have two softball fields and a 2.5-acre lake. Both sections will have a plaza with concessions stands and bathrooms.
The City will reuse as much material as possible from the existing fields as a cost containment measure, including fencing and lighting.
No timeline was discussed for the first phase’s completion or the second phase’s construction start. Planners said the park will join other projects behind City Hall, including new buildings for police and courts, a new library and sports fields as part of a greater municipal area. (Source)
