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Construction is underway on the Springtown Community Park and an 18-hole disc golf course in northeast Livermore, city officials announced on social media this week.
Located next to the Springtown Branch Library, the 6.8-acre park is set to include a shaded playground, sports fitness area, plaza and picnic area as well as pedestrian and bicycle paths, city officials wrote.
Construction of the community park and disc golf course marks the onset of Phase 1 of the city’s overall Springtown Open Space project.
Construction of this phase is expected to reach completion by early September 2026, costing an estimated $9,617,455, city officials confirmed.
“Looking forward to this new gathering space!” city officials wrote in their Aug. 19 social media post.
Construction of Phase 1 began on Aug. 15, with initial work preparing for upcoming grading, including erosion control, according to the city website.
Work is being completed by Livermore-based GradeTech Inc., which was awarded the construction contract July 28 by Livermore City Council.
Trails by the Springtown Community Park footprint are closed for the duration of construction and pedestrians will be detoured around the construction site, city officials said.
According to the city’s website, project funding is available through park fees ($9,397,455) and Measure BB ($220,000).
Previously, the 85-acre project site served as a nine-hole golf course, the city website states. After its closure in 2015, the city began the process of converting it to open space.
The property is protected as open space by Measure FF, approved by voters in the 2016 general election. The area is preserved exclusively for recreation, conservation and scenic uses. The measure also stipulates that any future change to the open space designation would require a vote by residents.
The process of community engagement regarding Springtown Open Space began in 2016.
During 2017 Livermore City Council adopted the Springtown Open Space plan, which the city created with Livermore Area Recreation and Park District.
The concept plan included playgrounds, on-site parking, restrooms, shade structures, a nine-hole disc golf course, a dog park, sports courts — for bocce, pickleball and basketball — and community gardens, among other amenities.
But the city froze the plan, due to a lack of funding available at the time.
More recently at the Dec. 3, 2024 Livermore Planning Commission meeting, the commissioners approved the proposed Springtown Community Park and disc golf course with the addition of traffic calming measures along nearby Bluebell Drive. The commissioners removed pickleball courts proposed in Marlin Pound Neighborhood Park from the project scope, given resident concerns regarding associated noise.
Staff at the city and park operator LARPD do not have plans to introduce changes to Marlin Pound at this time, according to city officials.
As for other project phases, the city is considering additional improvements around the Springtown Open Space area, city officials said. Specifics will be developed through a public outreach effort, officials added.
Updates on the project’s progress and timeline are available on the city’s website.
