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From left, Trevor Staples, Skate Park Project manager; Anthony Dolce, Jamestown City Council president; Tory Irgang, Chautauqua Region Community Foundation executive director; Jamestown Mayor Eddie Sundquist; Pete Scheira, Jamestown Skate Products owner; Remy the dog; and John Williams, retired Jamestown parks manager; during the groundbreaking ceremony for the Riverwalk Community Skatepark, which will be located at 117 Fairmount Ave., near McCrea Point Park.
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Ceremonial shovels have hit the dirt, which officially starts the construction of the new Riverwalk Community Skatepark.
On Thursday, city officials hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for the new skatepark that will be located at 117 Fairmount Ave., Jamestown, near McCrea Point Park. Jamestown Mayor Eddie Sundquist thanked all those who have been involved in creating the new skatepark, which includes the Skatepark Project, formally known as the Tony Hawk Foundation; Ralph
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A conceptual drawing of what the Riverwalk Community Skatepark may look like once constructed. The Jamestown Planning Commission approved the site plan Tuesday.
If all goes to plan, the new Riverwalk Community Skatepark will see its first ollie in August.
The Jamestown Planning Commission this week approved the site plan for the skatepark that will be constructed on the banks of the Chadakoin River near McCrea Point Park.
Prior to site plan approval, the commission heard from Micah Shapiro, Grindline CEO/designer, who showed conceptual drawings of the proposed park. He said the construction of the park will use some existing foundations from the former Jamestown Trolley Building and steel from a former Jamestown Board of Public Utilities coal bridge.