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San Mateo commission approves Shoreview skate park resurfacing with lighting as bid alternate
Summary
Following public testimony from local skateboarders, the commission approved a project to resurface Shoreview Skate Park and included a lighting bid alternate; staff said lighting will be added if bids and funding permit.
The San Mateo Parks & Recreation Commission voted to approve a final improvement plan to resurface Shoreview Skate Park and to include a lighting bid alternate, a move commissioners said aims to preserve the park’s usability while keeping options open for future upgrades.
Senior project manager King Leung presented a diagram showing base bid work (pavement replacement) and a bid alternate for a sport-grade LED lighting system. “The pavement in the yellow is the base bid scope of work, and the sport lighting system is a bid alternate,” Leung said, adding the alternate would be pursued only if bids and funding allow.
The item drew substantial public comment from skate park users and instructors. Ryan Motzic, a longtime skateboarder and advocate, urged a more ambitious rebuild and said the current plan felt insufficient: “I think this should go back to the…
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