Mapleton City Council and staff reviewed a 30% design submittal for the Mapleton Bike Park and heard public pleas to reserve part of the site or nearby land for a skateable “all‑wheels” facility.

The project team — led by city project manager Sean Miner and consultants Jay Hechler of Avid Trails, Brian Nicholas of g Brown Design and Taylor Torgerson of Sunrise Engineering — presented a design centered on an upper bench near Harmony Ridge that the team said will function as a regional trailhead and family recreation hub.

The design calls for two asphalt pump tracks (a larger intermediate/advanced track of roughly 15,000 square feet and a smaller beginner track of about 7,500 square feet), a cross‑country skills area, a paved hub with shade and seating, restroom pavilions and roughly 6 acres of relatively flat developed park core within a total site footprint the team described as about 50 acres. The proposed playground is approximately 16,000 square feet (roughly one‑quarter acre). Jay Hechler said the asphalt surface and pump‑track geometry are intended to be “skate and bike friendly,” describing the surface as “very smooth, so it’s very skatable” and noting the team’s experience building all‑wheels facilities in other Utah cities.

The presentation framed the bike park as part of the city’s facilities and trails master plans and as the first phase of a larger trail network. Staff reminded the council that Edge Homes donated $3,500,000 to the city in May 2023 specifically for development of land next to the parcel now proposed for the bike park; staff and consultants said the city is also pursuing grants, including a $2.8 million application to a state outdoor recreation program.

During public comment, residents Jessica Stevenson and Britney Allred, who identified themselves as organizers of a multi‑year campaign for an All‑Wheels skate and bike facility, urged the council to guarantee either a site or funding for skating. “There is still an interest in the All Wheel Skate Park,” Stevenson said, describing earlier outreach, a 2022 facilities master plan that recommended a combined skate/bike facility, and the difficulty families face traveling outside the city for skateable pavement. Allred emphasized lower barriers to entry for skating and scooters and said a small skate facility could draw more families and younger children.

Council members and staff discussed options for adding a skateable area to the current plan. Consultants said a skate area could be incorporated into the park core but that doing so would require a redesign of the current 30% plan and could affect the playground or open‑lawn gathering spaces. Brian Nicholas said the turf/gathering area could be relocated or reduced to accommodate a skate pad; Jay Hechler said “there is room to redesign this plan to put skate in it,” but warned that mixing advanced pump‑track users and beginners on the same circuit can create conflicts. Logan (city staff) and others noted proximity to future homeowners, utility constraints and the need to preserve buffers to adjoining lots as design considerations.

Staff outlined next steps: complete 60% and 90% designs, continue grant applications, refine cost estimates and move to construction documents and bidding in late 2025–early 2026. Project leaders said they hope to bid the project to contractors in winter 2025–26 with a groundbreaking target in spring 2026. Staff also said they would reconvene with the citizen skate‑park group and explore alternative city sites (including Sunrise Ranch and other undeveloped parcels) in the next three to six months.

Several council members praised citizen fundraising and asked staff to return with options that quantify how a skate element could be added without substantially delaying the larger bike park grant schedule. Staff said they would return with cost and layout options and would consult the neighborhood and developers about buffers and placement.

The presentation and public comments did not produce a formal council vote; staff said they would continue design work and bring revised options to the council at the 60% milestone.