Skatepark Build Day #2
Hi everyone,
It's been good to see everyone out there skating during break. I know that the half pipe needs new surfacing, and we'll work on that this weekend. I've got a few favors to ask of you first before I go over our Build Day 2 this Saturday.
1. Please pick up the trash around the skatepark even if it not yours. I've been there every day this week and continue to find stuff everywhere. I'm not going to pick up after folks any longer. There are 2 trash cans...use them.
2. Wear a helmet when skating or riding at the park. Plan being asked to leave or not skate until you get one. No exceptions.
3. Wear a shirt. Just do it.
4. No smoking at the skatepark or parking lot. No exceptions.
5. Don't skate around the church or school.
6. Don't take lumber and plywood out and leave it laying around the park. If you use it, put it back where you got it.
7. You must have a signed waiver and have paid the $10 membership dues to skate.
I appreciate the few I've seen actually following these rules. If everyone does not follow these rules from now on, I'll have to close the skatepark. Then we'll have to find a solution, but these simple rules must be followed.
Now, on to Build Day #2:
We're going to meet starting this Saturday, October 14 at 9am at the park to build a bank of quarter pipes. Come out and lend a hand. If anyone has a truck we could use to pick up the lumber, that will save us the Lowe's delivery charge. If anyone has lumber to donate for the build, please let me know.
Also, Cumberland Worship Center is having a conference this week. We can skate, but we must stay in the skatepark area. That goes for Saturday too.
If any parents, adults or students are interested in becoming Skatepark Association Board members, we could sure use your help.
Look forward to seeing you there,
Frank McClung
Crossville Skatepark Association
931.484.1171
CrossvilleSkatePark.com
It's been good to see everyone out there skating during break. I know that the half pipe needs new surfacing, and we'll work on that this weekend. I've got a few favors to ask of you first before I go over our Build Day 2 this Saturday.
1. Please pick up the trash around the skatepark even if it not yours. I've been there every day this week and continue to find stuff everywhere. I'm not going to pick up after folks any longer. There are 2 trash cans...use them.
2. Wear a helmet when skating or riding at the park. Plan being asked to leave or not skate until you get one. No exceptions.
3. Wear a shirt. Just do it.
4. No smoking at the skatepark or parking lot. No exceptions.
5. Don't skate around the church or school.
6. Don't take lumber and plywood out and leave it laying around the park. If you use it, put it back where you got it.
7. You must have a signed waiver and have paid the $10 membership dues to skate.
I appreciate the few I've seen actually following these rules. If everyone does not follow these rules from now on, I'll have to close the skatepark. Then we'll have to find a solution, but these simple rules must be followed.
Now, on to Build Day #2:
We're going to meet starting this Saturday, October 14 at 9am at the park to build a bank of quarter pipes. Come out and lend a hand. If anyone has a truck we could use to pick up the lumber, that will save us the Lowe's delivery charge. If anyone has lumber to donate for the build, please let me know.
Also, Cumberland Worship Center is having a conference this week. We can skate, but we must stay in the skatepark area. That goes for Saturday too.
If any parents, adults or students are interested in becoming Skatepark Association Board members, we could sure use your help.
Look forward to seeing you there,
Frank McClung
Crossville Skatepark Association
931.484.1171
CrossvilleSkatePark.com
2 Comments:
this is jeremy.. i would like to know why it looks as if the park that we have worked so hard for is going down the drain quicker than it began..... it looks as if the 6 footer is being torn down... i am not trying to be rude, nor do i know the reasons for it, but i would like to know if the park is a dead idea now.... broken_kaos@yahoo.com
Hey Jeremy,
Good to hear from you. The short answer is that the skatepark is closed until further notice. Why, well, you can read more about it on the website but the long an short of it is skaters were not complying with the park rules. We work on an honor system and if there is no honoring of the rules, we have to close it down. That made those skaters mad. They came out one night and destroyed the parts of the park and wrote nasty things about me and my family. They continue to come out and abuse the park. The Skatepark Association is in a place where we have neither the staff, funds or time to deal with a skater community in Crossville that can’t follow simple rules. As such, I’m now working with the Church to see if they would like to run the park and invest in it. If they don’t want to, we’ll look into other options for disposing/selling the Skatepark Association’s ramps.
I’m the saddest one. I’ve invested 3 years of my life and my family’s time into skaters in Crossville only to find out that most are not mature enough to handle it. You’re one of the exceptions and I appreciate your time and effort. Hopefully the city will follow through on their plan to build a permanent park this spring.
Call (931.484.1171) me if you have any questions,
Frank
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