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Perrysburg committee discusses skate‑park push: petition, pop‑up demo and fundraising steps
Summary
PRAC members reviewed a community petition and drafted next steps for a skate‑park campaign that could start with a low‑cost, temporary "pop‑up" to demonstrate demand, then move to phased fundraising modeled on prior playground projects.
Members of the Perrysburg Parks & Recreation Advisory Committee devoted a lengthy portion of their meeting to early planning for a skate‑park, including fundraising strategy, possible locations and interim "pop‑up" demonstrations to build community support.
A committee member reported starting a petition that gathered 300 signatures and said fundraising could begin on a smaller modular element to show demand. "I did start a petition and it got 300 signatures," an unnamed PRAC member said; committee members used that support as a basis for exploring staged approaches.
The group discussed options that range from a modest, sponsor‑funded feature worth a few thousand dollars to a large, permanent concrete skate park that could cost several hundred thousand dollars. Committee members agreed to invite leaders of a previous playground fundraising effort (the Perrysburg Playground Project, represented by Lisa Richard) and other municipalities that have recently raised funds to explain their processes and timelines. Rick (Recreation Advisory Committee member) said inviting those volunteers would help the committee "not reinvent the wheel" and provide concrete next steps for organizing donors, a nonprofit vehicle and a timeline.
Committee members floated several implementation strategies: a recurring summer "pop‑up" skate event using temporary ramps at an existing park or municipal basketball court; partnering with the local skate shop and businesses to donate small features or materials; and conducting a formal survey or open house to collect resident input. Several members recommended staging initial demonstrations at 3 Meadows because of open space and nearby parking; others noted the advantages of using municipal Park facilities for visibility. The committee discussed maintaining a long‑range plan that would phase fundraising and construction over two to three years.
The committee set follow‑up items: invite Playground Project leaders and other fundraising contacts to the next meeting, assemble a question list for those guests, and task volunteers with drafting a short pop‑up plan and preliminary site options for the committee to review.
Ending: Committee members emphasized that a permanent skate park is a multiyear effort and agreed the next meeting will include outside presenters to share lessons learned from prior local fundraising campaigns.
