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Skatepark critics urge council to pause RFP, review design and ensure community oversight of $3.6M grant
Summary
Multiple skateboarders and residents asked the council to delay the skatepark RFP, express concern money already spent on site infrastructure may leave insufficient funds for skate features, and request meaningful skater involvement in final design.
Several residents and members of the skateboarding community asked the City Council on March 3 to pause the request for proposals and revisit the design process for a proposed skate park funded by a roughly $3.6 million grant to parks and recreation.
Community concerns: Robert Richard Hargraves III and other skateboarders told the council they have repeatedly asked for oversight and inclusion in design decisions and said they were concerned that…
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