While a formal opening date for the Railyard Skate Park is still to be announced, the skate park committee is tying up some loose ends involving the financing of the
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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