Walnut Creek is about to revamp a popular park with a recent voter-approved tax that’s generating tens of millions of dollars for the project.
The city council recently approved a conceptual design for combining Heather Farm Park’s swim center and community center.
Both buildings are more than 50 years old and are currently on opposite sides of the park.
The new swim center would be north of the central playground, changing the topography of the park, including reducing the size of the fishing pond to make room for the new pools.
The project, which would be one of the largest in city history, will cost roughly $77 million. It