From sk8pks at aol.com Mon Dec 8 12:39:15 2008 From: sk8pks at aol.com (sk8pks at aol.com) Date: Mon, 08 Dec 2008 19:39:15 -0000 Subject: [Newsletter] skatepark news Message-ID: Olympic Update So far there is no news from the IOC an allowing skateboarding or BMX into the Olympics. Gary Ream and Mike Jacki (Camp Woodward) are handling all the negotiations and contacts and they have both said "no news" . I couldn't even make an educated guess at this point so we will just have to wait and see. One thing I am hoping for is an age restriction of 18 to be eligible for the Olympics - 16 at the very least. Turning a sport into a little kid sport does not hold up in the long run. It may fill kid camps with business but it has the potential to ruin a child's childhood, turn the parents into parasites who dream of getting rich off their kids and quite frankly kill the sport as a lifestyle. Gymnastics is a good example of what can happen if 12 year olds become professional athletes. Other SKATEPARK news: Where I Live - News Limited Community Newspapers - Metro,Australia PLANS to build a skate park at Ningi have hit a snag with residents rejecting the Moreton Bay Regional Council?s two preferred locations. ... _Skate Date makes return at National Guard Armory_ (http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.fstribune.com/story/1482621.html&ct=ga&cd=Cxq0MhAo-OI&usg=A FQjCNFlNJxpXF4MC3O3oq3J-YEUzXH46Q) Fort Scott Tribune - Fort Scott,KS,USA Following the success of their first Skate Date, the Fort Scott Skate Park Committee is at it again. The Fort Scott Skate Park Committee is set to host an ... Portsmouth Herald News - Portsmouth,NH,USA The staff at Rye Airfield have remodeled 10000 square feet of the park just for this contest, with Brad Jameson of FunDay Skateparks leading the charge to ... SalemNews.net - Salem,OH,USA Panezott said there have been eight meetings in the past three months and commissioners have visited a number of skateparks including Alliance, Titusville, ... _Turnout urged at parks meeting_ (http://www.dailybreeze.com/ci_11104899) Daily Breeze - Torrance,CA,USA "We have all these different ideas for skate parks and trails at Peck Park and we really want to see these projects move along and start to happen. ... _Skateboarding Suquamish_ (http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/kitsap/nkh/news/35228599.html) North Kitsap Herald - Poulsbo,WA,USA The nearest skateparks are Kingston?s Billy Johnson Skate Park on Lindvog Road and at Raab Park in Poulsbo. Because most of the Suquamish skateboarders are ... North County Times - Escondido,CA,USA (Photo by Don Boomer - Staff Photographer) Chris Pierce, 17, is an artist that is working to drum up support for a skate park/graffiti park in Menifee. ... _Portion of park grinds to a halt_ (http://www.perkasienewsherald.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=20206203&BRD=1306&PAG=461&dept_id=187826&rfi=6) News Herald - Fort Washington,PA,USA The borough fenced off that portion of the skate park to avoid any accidents if skateboarders tried to use the ramp. Olpere said because the borough does ... _Reviewed by: Austin Light_ (http://reviews.cnet.com/Skate_It_DS/4514-10068_7-33018036.html?part=cnet&subj=Skate+It+(DS)) CNET Reviews - USA You can choose to face off in one of the many locations in the single-player, or you can load up your own skate park and share it with friends. ... _Park District approves skatepark funding_ (http://www.rrstar.com/cherryvalley/x776462547/Park-District-approves-skatepark-funding) Rockford Register Star - Rockford,IL,USA English translation: The Rockford Park District has approved a $315900 contract with Sjostrom & Sons, Inc. to build a skatepark at the Boys and Girls Club. ... _Skateboarders Defy Frigid Weather as Big Turn-Out Greets Skate Park_ (http://www.towntopics.com/nov2608/other1.php) Town Topics - Princeton,NJ,USA The Recreation Department toyed for a decade with the idea of building a skate park, but a recent county grant, entitled ?Mercer at Play,? finally catalyzed ... _MENIFEE: Teen calls for graffiti skatepark_ (http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2008/11/26/news/californian/menifee/z8353f8d9e40edb168825750d006c347c.txt) North County Times - Escondido,CA,USA Chris Pierce, a 17-year-old artist and skateboarder, has proposed that Menifee build a skatepark that also allows local artists to create "graffiti art" on ... (http://www.spotlightnews.net/news/story.php?story_id=122772634630517900) _South County Spotlight_ (http://www.spotlightnews.net/news/story.php?story_id=122772634630517900) _The skateboarding councilor_ (http://www.spotlightnews.net/news/story.php?story_id=122772634630517900) South County Spotlight - Scappoose,OR,USA The new councilor-elect has been on every side of the skate park issue. As a teen growing up in Scappoose, he was fighting just to get _PRINCETON: Skate park opening draws a big crowd_ (http://www.packetonline.com/articles/2008/11/26/the_princeton_packet/news/doc492b4a0a34351393591760. txt) Princeton Packet - Princeton,NJ,USA The opening of the $500000 skate park ? an assortment of ramps, rails, and other skateboarding features at a site in Hilltop Park off of Bunn Drive ... (http://www.wired.com/culture/design/magazine/16-12/pl_design) _Wired News_ (http://www.wired.com/culture/design/magazine/16-12/pl_design) _New Oslo Opera House Is Really a Stealth Skate Park_ (http://www.wired.com/culture/design/magazine/16-12/pl_design) Wired News - USA Liability issues prevented skate-park designation?though you'd never guess it from the YouTube videos of pro skaters "visiting" the museum. ... _Skate park agreement nears for property on Wistar Road_ (http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/111-11222008-1625972.html) phillyBurbs.com - Philadelphia,PA,USA By JAMES MCGINNIS Officials in Bucks County said they could finish drawing up a lease agreement for a Bristol Township skate park later this year, ... _JAWS Skatepark still on tap for April debut_ (http://herald-zeitung.com/story.lasso?ewcd=faa65463517a2987&-session=HeraldZeitung:42F943011b77c02F6BwMOgF44 1D5) Herald Zeitung - New Braunfels,TX,USA Jaws Skatepark came closer to becoming a reality Monday, after the New Braunfels City Council agreed to hire Austin?s SPA Skateparks to build the ... _City awarded $52K for new skate park_ (http://www.chillicothegazette.com/article/20081121/NEWS01/811210305) Chillicothe Gazette - Chillicothe,OH,USA Chillicothe Mayor Joe Sulzer has announced the city has been awarded $52516 from the state for construction of a skate park. The money comes from a program ... _Kids in bid for skate park_ (http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/articles/1/31028) East Lothian Courier - Haddington,Scotland,UK A TEAM of youngsters fed up with hanging around the streets of Gullane is spearheading a campaign for a skatepark in the village. ... _City gets $52516 from state for skate park_ (http://www.chillicothegazette.com/article/20081120/UPDATES01/81120006) Chillicothe Gazette - Chillicothe,OH,USA Chillicothe Mayor Joe Sulzer has announced that the city has been awarded $52516 from the state for construction of a skate park. The money comes from a ... _New park in Old Town/Chinatown expected to be crown jewel of ..._ (http://www.djcoregon.com/articleDetail.htm/2008/11/20/New-park-in-Old-TownChinatown-ex pected-to-be-crown-jewel-of-Portlands-skateboard-park-system-A-city-) Daily Journal of Commerce - Portland,Oregon,USA BY SAM BENNETT Planning to build a ?one-of-a-kind? and ?world-class? skate park, the city of Portland has issued a request for proposals for a skate park ... _DCAD Students Lend Artistic Hand to Wilmington Skate Project_ (http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20081120/COMMUNITIES1001/81120032) The News Journal - Wilmington,DE,USA Borrowing inspiration from the 1990?s ?Support and Build Public Skateparks? campaign by Consolidated Skateboards, imagery was transposed onto three panels ... _Trouble Shooter Investigates Liabilty Over Skate Parks_ (http://www.kapptv.com/news/?sect_rank=1§ion_id=22&story_id=9428) KAPP - Yakima,WA,USA YAKIMA -- A question comes to the Trouble Shooter about the city of Yakima's liability if someone gets hurt at one of its skate parks. Yakima says state law ... _Officials to rethink ban on BMX_ (http://www.bristolpress.com/articles/2008/11/18/news/doc49238186e9cc5817427302.txt) Bristol Press - CT, United States By JACKIE MAJERUS BRISTOL ? The city?s new skate park bans BMX bikes from the facility, but that could change tonight. Park board members will meet at City ... _Editorial: First step: Solid survey; Next step: Potent poll_ (http://www.thenorthwestern.com/article/20081119/OSH0602/811190439) Oshkosh Northwestern - Oshkosh,WI,USA ... on which city services they considered higher and lower priority, generating a number of responses on everything from street sweepers to skateparks. ... _City to seek bids on skateboard equipment_ (http://www.gadsdentimes.com/article/20081117/NEWS01/811170291?Title=City_to_seek_bids_on_skateboard_equipm ent) Gadsden Times (subscription) - Gadsden,AL,USA The city met with two vendors to discuss skate parks. Payne said the city will be sending bid specifications to at least five vendors and possibly more. ... _Design done, Pines skate park is not far off_ (http://www.delmarvanow.com/article/20081117/NEWS01/811170307/1002) Delmarva Daily Times - MD,USA Ocean City already has a 17000-square-foot skate park, and Pocomoke City's built one within the past year. The skate park, to be located behind the ... _Long-awaited skate park opens in Rockwell Park_ (http://www.bristolpress.com/articles/2008/11/16/news/doc4920bf3d05753795024145.txt) Bristol Press - CT, United States By SARAH WILSON BRISTOL ? About 100 skateboarders, young and old, filled the city?s new skate park Sunday afternoon. The skate park, located in Rockwell ... _Can we land this trick?_ (http://www.ukiahdailyjournal.com/ci_10997563) Ukiah Daily Journal - Ukiah,CA,USA In fact, throughout Northern California, there are now 143 public skate parks open, and four more under construction. But for more than 12 years, ... (http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2008/11/14/news/mtregional/news06.txt) _The Missoulian_ (http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2008/11/14/news/mtregional/news06.txt) _Skate, rain or shine: Skateboard community ready to ride new ..._ (http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2008/11/14/news/mtregional/news06.txt) The Missoulian - Missoula,MT,USA ?Skateparks in Missoula are a home away from kids' problems or bad home life,? Tucker said. When the SHEC park was closed, ?they would come and shake the ... _Hyattsville rolls forward with Melrose skate park_ (http://www.gazette.net/stories/11132008/portnew181522_32485.shtml) Business Gazette - Gaithersburg,MD,USA By Elahe Izadi | Staff Writer Hyattsville is on track to get its first skate park within city limits as early as 2010, but it's still unclear how large the ... _City skate park on the brink of opening_ (http://www.bristolpress.com/articles/2008/11/12/news/doc491a552cb35e8494849596.txt) Bristol Press - CT, United States Just a few feet away, some workers from California Skateparks smoothed concrete on a path inside the park while others laid a pattern of tiny square tiles ... (http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/easton/index.ssf/2008/11/post_26.html) _The Express Times - LehighValleyLive.com_ (http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/easton/index.ssf/2008/11/post_26.html) _Easton city council wants skateboarders to give insight into what ..._ (http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/easton/index.ssf/2008/11/post_26.html) The Express Times - LehighValleyLive.com - Lehigh Valley,PA,USA by Express-Times staff Express-Times File Photo | TIM WYNKOOPDavid Nicholas, 17, of Easton, heads down a ramp in the bike and skate park in Phillipsburg in ... _Tony Hawk & Friends Raise $1 Million For Charity_ (http://www.thecelebritytruth.com/tony-hawk-friends-raise-1-million-charity/005000) The Celebrity Truth - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia The 5th annual Acitivision Presents Stand Up for Skateparks event was staged in Beverly Hills on Sunday (November 9) with a mission to bring free, ... _Skate park, design done, is not far off_ (http://www.delmarvanow.com/article/20081111/OPI01/811110301) Bethany Beach Wave - Bethany Beach,DE,USA Ocean Pines will soon join the growing number of municipalities in the area to build a skate park to house the ever-present skateboarders of the community. ... _Skate parks thrive, stumble in Folsom, Placerville_ (http://www.sacbee.com/197/story/1387085.html) Sacramento Bee - CA, USA By Ed Fletcher It wasn't long ago that municipalities considered skate parks magnets for crime, delinquency and lawsuits. The El Dorado County Parks and ... _Nederland skatepark to open_ (http://www.dailycamera.com/news/2008/nov/10/skatepark-open/) Daily Camera - CO,USA By Amy Bounds (Contact) Nederland's Nathan Lazarus Skatepark is opening Saturday after five years of volunteer efforts, led by the Nederland nonprofit ... _Terre Haute skate park_ (http://www.wthitv.com/Global/story.asp?S=9308495&nav=menu593_2) WTHI - Terre Haute,IN,USA TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTHI) - Terre Haute's new skate park opened late last month to an excited crowd. These big crowds are also pulling in money for the city. ... (http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ncl=http://www.wthitv.com/Global/story.asp?S=9308495&nav=menu593_2) _Bids for city skate park exceed budgeted amount_ (http://www.blueridgenow.com/article/20081107/TOPSTORIES/811060232?Title=Bids_for_city_skate_park_exceed _budgeted_amount) BlueRidgeNow.com - Hendersonville,NC,USA By John Harbin The Hendersonville City Council got an update on a skate park planned for Patton Park on Thursday night. City Engineer James Patrick told the ... (http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ncl=http://www.blueridgenow.com/article/20081107/TOPSTORIES/811060232?Title=Bids_for_city_skate_park_exceed_budgeted_amo unt) _Season without a skate park a blow to kids' dreams_ (http://nbs.gmnews.com/news/2008/1106/letters/020.html) North Brunswick Sentinel - NJ, USA At one of several meetings held last winter, the Department of Parks and Recreation were presented, upon request, three quotes to put up a skate park. ... 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Here is this weeks skatepark news: _NC town poised to award contract for skatepark_ (http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://hamptonroads.com/2008/12/nc-town-poised-award-contract-skatepark& ct=ga&cd=WSLj_NncH-Q&usg=AFQjCNGxIVeSE38c3HdSjiFQFHSUDUTpZQ) The Virginian-Pilot - Norfolk,VA,USA A contract of $75000 will be awarded to Artisan Skateparks LLC of Kitty Hawk, said Meredith Guns, the town's assistant planning director. ... (http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.nwemail.co.uk/se/1.287493&ct=ga&cd=WSLj_NncH-Q&usg=AFQjCNEanAe9vIo4-PMrxoAcMQvo3hYBCw) _NW Evening Mail_ (http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.nwemail.co.uk/se/1.287493&ct=ga&cd=W SLj_NncH-Q&usg=AFQjCNEanAe9vIo4-PMrxoAcMQvo3hYBCw) _Keeping children active one of council?s key aims_ (http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.nwemail.co.uk/se/1.287493&ct=ga&cd=WSLj_NncH-Q&usg=AFQjCNE anAe9vIo4-PMrxoAcMQvo3hYBCw) NW Evening Mail - Barrow-in-Furness,England,UK Speaking in the council?s annual report for 2008, Mr Penfold also told how the council had recently opened new skateparks in Barrow Park and Ormsgill to ... _Work officially under way on JAWS Skatepark_ (http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://herald-zeitung.com/story.lasso?ewcd=75d29b1bf9f2fbb2&-session=Her aldZeitung:42F949F71dc340126FqSHi331FCB&ct=ga&cd=JEVRPpDvErU&usg=AFQjCNHWpz0WN Jm8xp1bMng5Pe0B_zSkNQ) Herald Zeitung - New Braunfels,TX,USA Austin-based SPA Skateparks was hired to build the park, which is scheduled to be finished on May 20. ?It?s just going to be great,? Parks Director Stacey ... _Whagaa Software Inc. and Santa Cruz Skate Shop Deliver First ..._ (http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/Whaga a-Software-Inc-Santa-Cruz/story.aspx?guid=%7B782104A5-1A88-4968-8D63-9334F98DC3D6%7D&ct= ga&cd=JEVRPpDvErU&usg=AFQjCNEO3xOaKIUyF4TyK1RDrbDe59wlfg) MarketWatch - USA With GoLearn Skateboarding, enthusiasts can learn different tricks, discover new skate parks, and rock out to their favorite tunes - all from the same ... _Skaters, Columbus officials praise skateboard park_ (http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/story/548882.html&ct=ga&cd=jKuHO MGS4pw&usg=AFQjCNG64yqEyJmqJ1Z61lJL2PR3P23yEQ) Columbus Ledger-Enquirer - Columbus,GA,USA The facility was built by California Skateparks Inc. of Upland, Calif., and was funded by a bond issue. The city Parks and Recreation Department was awarded ... _The bicycle is back on children's Christmas wish list as sales triple_ (http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/articl e-23603184-details/The+bicycle+is+back+on+children's+Christmas+wish+list+as+sa les+triple/article.do&ct=ga&cd=AUe33oLoQNQ&usg=AFQjCNG5_1WuDmL_-U-EP4FSbkULYD9 ZOA) This is London - London,England,UK There also seem to be a lot more people actually riding these bikes in skateparks, so the whole sport seems to be growing." Rob Spedding, the editor of ... _Park and Ride_ (http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.theledger.com/article/20081212/NEWS/812120360/1134?Title=Park_and_Ride&ct=ga&cd=AUe33oLoQNQ&us g=AFQjCNFHcGjYuxNDGsI6UZ0cgb5y-nEReg) The Ledger - Lakeland,FL,USA By Kyle Kennedy LIFE-Kyle match- Lakeland, Florida, December 10, 2008, at the new indoor skate park called "Old School Compound" . Seen here is skateboarder ... _Santa's chimney clogged by tree_ (http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article.html?Santas_chimney_clogged_by_tree&in_article_id=4 45910&in_page_id=34&ct=ga&cd=Sn4T5qNVvqU&usg=AFQjCNE9YWHN-oMC7c4muVgh8jiIalbg7 A) Metro - London,UK Mr Howe, 35, who runs a business building skateparks, decided on the stunt after his son, 11-year-old Harry, said he was unimpressed with last year's tree. ... _Skate park info session draws seven_ (http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.salemnews.net/page/content.detail/id/508678.html&ct=ga&cd=vQgFXFwChHU&us g=AFQjCNFOY3EMtx9LvEhnE-iwyFMeUpAtEw) SalemNews.net - Salem,OH,USA She asked about a common thread with other skateparks that commissioners visited and Panezott said they were fenced in and some were pay to skate. ... _Commissioners to vote on skating ordinance_ (http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.delmarvanow.com/article/20081214/NEWS01/812140305/-1/newsfront2&c t=ga&cd=ONU_OLYoUP8&usg=AFQjCNFL_ERCbFSir_4v3fWPbzfVtfhfzw) Delmarva Now - Salisbury,MD,USA ... will vote on whether to pass a skateboarding ordinance that will relegate the recreational activity to a person's own private property and skateparks. ... _The Kids Will Be Grinding for Air in the Funbox_ (http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.biscaynetimes.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article &id=208:the-kids-will-be-grinding-for-air-in-the-funbox&catid=50:community-new s&Itemid=166&ct=ga&cd=bHPUFi2DYvw&usg=AFQjCNHsfldLHKl0zSvkfgzWpWlmliH7yg) Biscayne Times - Miami,FL,USA Miami is a skateboarding Mecca, according to Tito Porrata, project manager for Team Pain, a central Florida company that specializes in building skate parks ... _Secret Soquel skate park with an ocean view will be ripped out by ..._ (http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_11 196329&ct=ga&cd=-C9FaMN7nHI&usg=AFQjCNH1mp-N8_Mp5ZOCSTLHYLc24IcZaw) San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA By Shanna McCord SOQUEL ? A skate park built on the sly on an empty lot with ocean views overlooking the Soquel Hills is about to be ripped out by the ... _Texas Cities Want Unmanned Drones, Skate Parks_ (http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.myfoxdfw.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=8045726&versi on=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1&ct=ga&cd=-C9Fa MN7nHI&usg=AFQjCNG4Qu5DZPuQkyFdorAa0LZ-DUaRug) MyFox Dallas - Dallas,TX,USA Twelve North Texas cites have submitted lists of public infrastructure projects they want Congress to fund through a 'Main Street Economic Recovery' program .. (http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.vcreporter.com/cms/story/detail/camarillo_skaters_got_the_blues/6509&ct=ga&cd=-C9FaMN7nHI&usg=AFQ jCNHZKd9C_0ZLpx_V8Rw3B9PUuX0YEA) _Ventura County Reporter_ (http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.vcreporter.com/cms/story/detail/camarillo_skater s_got_the_blues/6509&ct=ga&cd=-C9FaMN7nHI&usg=AFQjCNHZKd9C_0ZLpx_V8Rw3B9PUuX0Y EA) _Camarillo skaters got the blues_ (http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.vcreporter.com/cms/story/detail/camarillo_skaters_got_the_blues/6509&ct= ga&cd=-C9FaMN7nHI&usg=AFQjCNHZKd9C_0ZLpx_V8Rw3B9PUuX0YEA) Ventura County Reporter - Ventura,CA,USA By Paul Sisolak 12/11/2008 When a skate park in Camarillo opened one decade ago, it was the perfect opportunity to provide local kids, with their dreams of ... _Budget blowout for Winmalee skate park_ (http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://bluemountains.yourguide.com.au/news/local/news/general/budget-blowout-fo r-winmalee-skate-park/1382628.aspx&ct=ga&cd=-C9FaMN7nHI&usg=AFQjCNGnAaSy9GtyGw 3psfhs2P3K9SLW6w) Blue Mountains Gazette - Katoomba,New South Wales,Australia BY MICHAEL CLEGGETT The cost of building the new Winmalee skate park has blown out dramatically with $68500 added to the controversial project?s price. ... _There?sa New Skateboard Shop in Town!_ (http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://connect2.owu.edu/issues/20081210/ourTown/skateShop.html&ct=ga&cd=-C9FaMN7n HI&usg=AFQjCNEsnbsJ5VVvy7wWAVyIMuTgqhhLyg) Connect2 OWU - Delaware,OH,USA ?Our family spent a lot of time at the skate park at Mingo Park this summer, and we quickly realized that there was no place to buy skateboards and ... _Wheels put in motion as skatepark gets go-ahead_ (http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://news.scotsman.com/scotland/Wheels-put-in-motion-as.4783170.j p&ct=ga&cd=AdNdKFKo36g&usg=AFQjCNHe7wcPWOyfZaI33UgsxPW5nGepbA) Scotsman - United Kingdom ... but the experience at other skateparks has shown that it will reduce such behaviour, as there will be more people using the area," he said. _Knoxville Skateparks: Skating Ahead_ (http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.metropulse.com/news/2008/dec/10/knoxville-skateparks-skating-ahead/&ct=g a&cd=AdNdKFKo36g&usg=AFQjCNEDGsf0NfNloBApUZQ4ELMnCPSPAw) Knoxville Metro Pulse - Knoxville,TN,USA Beauchene notes that several cities charge admission at their public skateparks?usually in the $2 to $6 range for one-day admittance, with monthly and ... _Gainesville Skatepark Opens_ (http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.northfloridanewsdaily.com/News/2008/1208/community/177.html&ct=ga&cd=VJbj8giA pQw&usg=AFQjCNE98U491_qpN_scAM-WQyH6-TKUfQ) North Florida NewsDaily - Glen Saint Mary,FL,USA The city had already built two skateparks with help from local skateboarders but these were both outdoor parks and rather small and limited in what they ... 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