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Tiburon approves $909,000 rebuild of Bel Aire play area

Tiburon's Town Council voted 4-0 Sept. 2 to spend up to $908,899 rebuilding the Bel Aire play area. It is the first substantial upgrade under the town's parks master plan.

CARLILE MACY VIA TOWN OF TIBURONA March conceptual plan shows the walking loop, picnic area and benches planned for Tiburon’s Bel Aire play area. The Town Council approved up to $908,899 Sept. 2, and work could begin this month.
Francisco Martinez
By FRANCISCO MARTINEZ · 1 min read

Tiburon will spend more than $900,000 to rebuild the Bel Aire play area with an accessible walking loop, a picnic area and new benches — work staff says could be finished as soon as November.

The Town Council voted 4-0 Sept. 2, with Mayor Jon Welner absent, to approve spending up to $908,899 for the improvements, the first substantial upgrades made under the town’s parks master plan. The approval includes

an $812,363 contract with Richmond-based W.R. Forde Associates Inc. for construction, plus an $81,536 contingency and $15,000 for construction management and engineering.

“We have a funded park coming to Tiburon,” Vice Mayor Isaac Nikfar said following the vote, which elicited applause from some attendees.

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A version of this story appeared in the Sept. 9, 2026, print edition of The Ark. See something wrong? Request a correction.
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