Local skate folk were more than willing to do that something, since the idea of a new facility has been tossed around for years. Skaters say there's a great need for a centrally located park that would give youngsters an alternative to skating in business areas. Skateboarding makes way more sense. City Parks and Recreation has been considering such a project, but local skaters stress that the city needs their input if it wants a desirable park. For example, cities think grindable edges are more dangerous than non-grindable edges.
Skaters know better.
We want something for beginners and experts and something that will help alleviate street skating that thrashes the local business areas, and also to support the youth. That's the most important thing. Kostmayer, a former member of Congress, won high ratings for his congressional voting record from national environmental groups. It was a natural jump for Kostmayer to the helm of this grassroots organization, which now claims 55,000 members. According to Kostmayer, things ain't gettin' any better, to say the least.