{"id":559859,"date":"2026-03-25T14:08:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T14:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/559859\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T14:08:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T14:08:09","slug":"new-park-to-feature-soccer-fields-approved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/559859\/","title":{"rendered":"New park to feature soccer fields approved"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"\"Joining in on the excitement of the upcoming FIFA World Cup, the Pittsburg City Commission approved the\u00a0development of\u00a0a new park featuring soccer fields.<\/p>\n

For months, many soccer players from the Pittsburg area have appeared before the City Commissioners\u00a0to advocate\u00a0for much-needed soccer fields. A search for the right spot was conducted, and after several months, a purchase of space for the sport was made during Tuesday\u2019s city commission meeting.<\/p>\n

The property,\u00a0purchased\u00a0from Mercy Health Pittsburg, is\u00a0located\u00a0between Hospital Drive and Springdale Street south of Centennial Drive. The park will sit on\u00a023.7 acres\u00a0and feature three full-size soccer fields, serving Pittsburg and the surrounding region. The site would also include a walking trail around the\u00a0lake, offering\u00a0additional\u00a0amenities for residents.<\/p>\n

Both the City and Mercy share a vision for strengthening community well\u2011being and enhancing local amenities.<\/p>\n

\u201cMercy\u00a0thanks\u00a0the City Commission for approving this transaction, and we couldn\u2019t possibly be more excited to watch what the City has planned to provide the community,\u201d said Dave Smith, Mercy Health Pittsburg administrator. \u201cWe appreciate the opportunity to lend our name to the development, deepening our integration into the community. It brings all of us joy to think about being neighbors with a new Pittsburg staple that families will enjoy for years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n

City Manager Daron Hall said, \u201cWe appreciate the\u00a0willingness\u00a0of Mercy to\u00a0continue our partnership by\u00a0allowing us to\u00a0purchase\u00a0these\u00a0unique assets\u00a0for our citizens. Not only does it provide soccer facilities and ample parking, but also a wonderful lake\u00a0for the entire community to enjoy. We look forward to developing this over the next few years and\u00a0turn\u00a0it into another wonderful\u00a0destination\u00a0in Pittsburg.\u201d<\/p>\n

Beyond providing a place to play soccer, fish, walk, and enjoy the outdoors, the park will also serve as another way to encourage visitors to the area.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur goal is to\u00a0provide a\u00a0much-needed\u00a0space\u00a0for\u00a0our soccer community and hopefully\u00a0host tournaments, attract visitors, and create a highly visible recreation destination,\u201d City of Pittsburg Housing and Community Development Director Kim Froman said.<\/p>\n

The development of the park will start after design details are\u00a0finalized. The city is hoping to\u00a0have\u00a0soccer fields ready\u00a0for\u00a0play in 2027.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Joining in on the excitement of the upcoming FIFA World Cup, the Pittsburg City Commission…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":559860,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[440],"tags":[49,48,561,82],"class_list":["post-559859","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-soccer","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-soccer","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/559859","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=559859"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/559859\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/559860"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=559859"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=559859"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=559859"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}