[NYSRPS Member] Skate Parks

[Mark Yaeger]

Hello Kurt,

The Town of Webster built a 25000 square foot skate park in 2003. We
purchased our product from Solo Ramps out of Montreal Canada. The product is
constructed with concrete and steel and comes with a 15 year warrenty. The
concrete also allowed for multi use, Bladers, boarders and bikers. We have
no supervision and the park is open from dawn to dusk. We do however have
rules posted that all users 18 and under must register with our office and
have their parents sign a waver. Insurance is not an issue as skate parks
are viewed as playground equipment by most insurance companies. I believe we
pay an additional $7,000.00 per year for the coverage of the park. We do not
charge fees. The park is used 7 days a week and we have from one to fifty
kids using the park at any given time. There are no age restrictions to use
the park. Most mom and dad's stay and watch their kids if they are under 12
years of age. 

If you would like any further info, please let me know.

Mark Yaeger - Commissioner Webster Parks and Recreation.         

-----Original Message-----
From: membership-bounces at lists.logical.net
[mailto:membership-bounces at lists.logical.net] On Behalf Of Kurt Leuffen
Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 11:21 AM
To: membership at lists.logical.net
Cc: Brian Pratt; William Shilling; Matthew Rocchio
Subject: [NYSRPS Member] Skate Parks

Fellow Parks and Recreation Colleagues:

The Town of Brookhaven is looking for information pertaining to the
construction and operation of an outdoor skate park.  If your agency has any
information pertaining to the following question and/or the type of
information we are looking for it would be greatly appreciated:

1)  size of skate park
2)  cost of construction
3)  single use/multi-use
4)  who supervises
5)  day and times of operations
6)  fees charged
7)  insurance issues and/or type of insurance policy
8)  number of participants - daily/weekly/monthly
9)  age of participants

Thank you in advance for your participation.







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