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<br /> most part, they rely on skaters to "`'P+Ar 'Once we agreed on the rules, the
<br /> 3 enforce the rules. es • ,• ; �-r ti 1 skaters said they would help police [the
<br /> •- Despite vows from the Modesto
<br /> ' ' i '" ''''.77'..- park] themselves,' says Grand
<br /> �` TO E Junction's Mari Steinbach.
<br /> e Task Force skaters to obey the rules, i '
<br /> 'a1 ] i l• � � ,
<br /> ,- within three weeks of the grand open- ; - , % '
<br /> j u►t„tsaa: >a�w.ii�ta o / ' ,;
<br /> t- ing of the Modesto Skate Park, skaters ,. , .ra t , : /, , j , making an effort to allocate funding
<br /> is skating without e h e l nets or rules. ads and sk o' and other resources to the construc-
<br /> pads g , � ,:"/„. / / tion of a skate park. Still, many pro -
<br /> .o at night; bikers were riding amidst : ,tt.+
<br /> „,, ,,• •+••.■*W"'°" : '; ./' posed skate parks garner mixed reac-
<br /> d skaters; and residents had started coin- • r„o;,M' '> w" . f'_ / 1 tions from city officials and residents,
<br /> at plaining about the litter. Police v ,„ s'" r /;!1 , who want to see funds going toward
<br /> responded by issuing $54 citations to Y g,�,r00,�,wr' , ! roads and other critical infrastructure.
<br /> :h those violating the rules. A, p "`„�„"�v+" , /' /; Most cities can afford both, Rubcic
<br /> a- Lemcke also set up a deal with a .. r ,,,�,„ , "TM""' ,,,vM" says. "What people don't understand
<br /> n
<br /> re park concessions vendor to give a free ' a is that the skate park is going to get
<br /> te bag of shaved ice to skaters who f ",0 -" co 6 HeVe on skaters into a more controlled area."
<br /> alt picked up a bag full of trash at the - , ; 5i` ., By creating an arena specifically for
<br /> ng I /
<br /> park. Skaters now do more self - polic- "1 f skaters, officials reduce the potential
<br /> ,te ing, and police issue warnings to rule- - for skating- related damage to munici-
<br /> breakers before writing citations, , pal or private property, and they get
<br /> for according to Lemcke. skaters out of pedestrian areas. "We
<br /> ate parks planners requesting information have seen a reduction in illegal skat-
<br /> or- � NO 'HANG UPS' about skate park funding, RFPs, rules ing by at least 50 percent since we
<br /> .ss Even with its somewhat rocky and other details. Modesto responded built the skate park," Lemcke says.
<br /> ity I beginning, Modesto's skate park has by printing a guide outlining the "That's one of the big pluses."
<br /> ate proven to be a success. In fact, Lem- entire skate park process. The city has
<br /> ffi- cke says, after the park opened, the sold about 200 copies at $25 each. Kristin Winn, public communications
<br /> vill parks department received about 10 As the popularity of skating contin- coordinator for Grand Junction, Colo. ,
<br /> is. calls each day from other municipal ues to increase, many city officials are contributed to this article.
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