The Greater Vallejo Recreation District (GVRD) proposes to renovate and enhance Franklin Recreation Center Park, which consists of the former Franklin Middle School property. Proposed Park facilities would include an outdoor basketball court, pickleball courts, play area, a multiuse synthetic turf field, a multiuse natural turf field, and a concession/picnic area. In addition, the proposed project would result in the construction of related improvements to complement the new recreation areas, including parking, landscaping, lighting, utilities, and stormwater management.

The project site consists of a portion of the former Benjamin Franklin Middle School in the central portion of the city of Vallejo in Solano County, California. The project site is located on a 14.70-acre lot (APN 0059-084-080) at 501 Starr Avenue and is bound by single-family residential development to the north, former Benjamin Franklin Middle School facilities and the GVRD Sports Gym to the east, Starr Avenue to the south, and Wallace Avenue to the west.

The proposed project is not on a list compiled pursuant to Government Code Section 65962.5.

Copies of the Draft Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration are available for review at the link below.

Franklin Project Draft Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration