TACOMA, Wash. — The Peck Athletic Fields in Central Tacoma are being redone in an over $20 million renovation.
The city started plans in 2023 and just completed phase one.
Chief Planning Officer for Metro Parks Tacoma, Marty Stump, says this is a major collaboration between city parks, Tacoma Public Schools, and other entities.
“It’s an amazing project, a very significant project for Tacoma,” he told KIRO 7 News.
On Friday, KIRO 7 got an early inside look at the renovations and with a $22 million dollar price tag, Stump says it is one of the largest park projects for Tacoma in recent memory.
Phase one includes a new all-season field for Stadium High School’s baseball team, with improved lighting and updates to the baseball diamond.
Stump says real estate is at a premium in Tacoma. “We want to make optimal use for the land that we have available,” he said. “It will be a prototype this is not the last one of these that we’re going to do; in fact it’s the first,” he continued.
Tacoma Metro Parks says phase 2 includes transforming the nearly ten acres at Peck Athletic Fields but won’t be complete until 2027.
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