Oakland, CA – This morning, Mayor Sheng Thao and City leaders gathered in Mosswood Park to break ground on the new Mosswood Community Center. The design and construction of the project is being led by Oakland Public Works. The completed facility will be operated by Oakland Parks, Recreation & Youth Development.
The project will deliver a new two-story, 12,193 square-foot recreation center and improvements to the iconic park. Funding for the $20.8 million project was provided by Oakland’s 2016 Infrastructure and Affordable Housing Bond Measure KK and 2022 Public Facilities Bond Measure U, as well as grants from the Kaiser Permanente Community Benefit Program and the State of California Natural Resources Agency. JUV Inc. is the contractor for the project which will be under construction from Summer of 2023 to Spring 2025.
The groundbreaking was celebrated by Mayor Sheng…