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Local advocates present modular-pilot plan for Troutdale skatepark; committee discusses sites and grants
Summary
Nicholas Pellster and local skate advocate Tyler urged a modular, pilot approach to a Troutdale skatepark during a Parks Advisory Committee meeting, citing a PSU pilot that later secured a $300,000 Prosper Portland grant and a petition with 227 signatures. Committee members discussed potential sites (Reynolds High School courts, Sweet Briar, Sharon Nesbitt), liability and grant pathways such as the Tony Hawk Foundation.
Troutdale — A long-running proposal for a Troutdale skatepark returned to the Parks Advisory Committee on Feb. 18 with a presentation that emphasized smaller, modular pilots rather than a single large concrete bowl.
Nicholas Pellster, a Troutdale resident and Portland State University urban‑planning student, told the committee that earlier designs in 2015–2016 estimated a built skatepark at roughly $500,000 but that a modular pilot approach can start smaller and demonstrate demand. Pellster cited a…
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