Jersey City officials and the architectural firm hired to create a master plan for Leonard Gordon Park will meet with neighborhood groups tomorrow, Jan. 16, to kick off the design process.

City officials said NV5, with offices in New Jersey and Manhattan, will work with local organizations, coalitions and residents to create a plan to guide the park's future renovations and upgrades.

Previously, no formal master plan had been in place for the park, known to many as Mosquito Park, on the corner of Kennedy Boulevard and Manhattan Avenue.

The kick-off meeting will include a tour of the park with city officials and partners from NV5, as well as a discussion of the master plan project and a tentative timeline. The meeting is at noon, at the Veterans Community Center Pershing Field, 201 Central Ave.

Expected to attend are: Members of the Jersey City Division of Architecture, representatives from NV5, Friends of Leonard Gordon Park, Jersey City Parks Coalition, Heights Neighborhood Coalition, Western Slope Block Association, Sherman Place Block Association, Pershing Field Garden Friends and the Nelson Avenue Block Association.

The park, a sledding haven for children in the winter, includes statue of two buffaloes and two bears that are in need of repair. The eagle that sat atop a memorial to a World War II soldier was stolen years ago and needs to be replaced.