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Skaters and residents urge repairs, staff says vendor inspection is scheduled
Summary
Residents and regular users of the South Pasadena skate park told the Community Services Commission the facility needs maintenance and new obstacles. Staff said the original vendor, Spawn Ranch, performs annual inspections and a site assessment was requested but delayed; staff will coordinate repairs once the vendor provides an estimate.
Patrick Cruz, a longtime South Pasadena resident and frequent user of the city skate park, told the Community Services Commission on March 10 that the facility needs maintenance and a few new obstacles to make it safer and more useful for local youth.
"It's a great, great park," Cruz said, and added that skaters are repairing damage themselves and that the mini ramp has a hole patched with duct tape. He said younger children have been hurt and that the park lacks low, flat learning rails and other features suited to kids learning to skate.
The commission's deputy director for community services, Melissa Snyder, responded that staff has “already contacted the vendor that…
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