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Presenters ask South Ogden to add permanent fingerboard plaza at skatepark
Summary
Local builders and hobbyists proposed adding a small, accessible fingerboard plaza anchored to a poured pad at the new skatepark. Presenters said the group would build and maintain the tabletop modules and asked the city to authorize a small change order to pour a roughly 20×12‑ft pad.
Community presenters told the council that a compact fingerboard (miniature skate) plaza could be added to the city’s under‑construction skatepark with minimal city expense by authorizing a change order to pour a small concrete pad.
Spencer Oakey of BKB Crete and Clark Checketts, who identified himself as owner and founder of Dude Guy Fingerboards, demonstrated portable obstacles and models and described a plan in which the city would provide a concrete pad and the presenters or partner organizations would anchor prefabricated, accessible modules. Oakey said the minimum installed footprint would be about 20 by 12 feet and added that the build would be "no cost to South Ogden City other than what Matt had mentioned of pouring that flat pad." Presenters proposed a maintenance agreement so a sponsoring group would repair or replace parts if they were damaged.
Council members asked about durability, safety and liability; presenters said they are working with a structural engineer to specify anchors and materials. Staff said a maintenance memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the group or a partner like Space Station (a local indoor skate/fingerboard operator) would be appropriate. The council indicated conceptual support and asked staff to check the precise location, identify any conflicts with drainage or utilities, and return with contractor cost estimates for a change order.
Next steps: staff will evaluate exact pad location and cost, prepare a draft MOU addressing maintenance and liability, and return to council with a refined proposal and estimated change‑order amount.
