Supporters of Greenfield skate park planning benefit to boost funding, awareness >The upper parking lot between Chapman and Davis streets in Greenfield is the proposed location for a new skate park. Staff Photo/Paul Franz >Ben Goldsher, who manages the Hawks & Reed Performing Arts Center in Greenfield, said skate parks are “an important part of every town.” Hawks & Reed will host a benefit on Sunday, Aug. 8, to raise money for a skate park in Greenfield. Staff File Photo/Paul Franz >Hawks & Reed Performing Arts Center at 289 Main St. in Greenfield will host a benefit on Sunday, Aug. 8, to raise money for a skate park. Staff File Photo/PAUL FRANZ
GREENFIELD The city is preparing to submit its application for a Parkland Acquisitions and Renovations for Communities (PARC) grant to support the design and construction of a skate park.The new skate park which would replace the former.
Greenfield mayor requests $350K for skate park in capital budget
Greenfield Mayor Roxann Wedegartner in City Hall. Staff File Photo/PAUL FRANZ
Published: 3/3/2021 6:33:15 PM
GREENFIELD If the City Council approves $350,000 the mayor has included in her capital budget, Greenfield could have a skate park once again in a few years.
Mayor Roxann Wedegartner said she is committed to building the long-awaited skate park. The city had one at the back of what is now Olive Street Apartments, but it was dismantled in 2010 to make way for that project. Though Mark Zaccheo renovated the building and built a parking lot where the skate park once stood, he and his wife have been avid supporters of building a new skate park.