Sebastopol Skate Board Park and Community Garden

Laguna Park Way, Sebastopol, CA 95472
Sunday March 14 2010 - 05:44 AM
Visitors since February 4 2004: 16674
(707) 823-0321

Skate Park dedication plaque Skate Park progress as of 6/26/08 Construction photo 7/6/08 Construction photo 6/26/08 Construction photo 6/26/08 Construction photo 6/26/08 Construction photo 6/26/08 Construction photo 4/28/08 Construction photo 4/28/08 Construction photo 4/28/08 Construction photo 4/28/08 Construction photo 4/28/08 Construction photo 3/10/08 Construction photo 3/10/08 Construction photo 3/10/08 Construction photo 3/10/08 Construction photo 3/10/08 October 2, 2007 - GROUND BREAKING !!!! Work has finally started on building the skate park! Construction equipment is in place and the initial brush clearing, drainage and grading has begun.... Picture of groundbreaking... Picture as of 12/10 construction progress. June 28, 2007 - GREAT NEWS: Members of the Sonoma County Open Space District's Advisory Committee endorsed funding of the the City's grant application for $529,575, to pay for restoration of many of the park elements we were forced to eliminate due to budget constraints. This will allow us to build the beginner skate area, a bathroom, the garden improvements, an irrigation system, and an number of other features that will greatly enhance the park. The City will need to work with the contractor to put these elements back into the project. We are hoping to start construction later this summer. Special thanks to Mary Ann Petler and Kenyon Webster, who spent considerable time applying for this grant. See Sonoma West Article Here. Oct. 28, 2006 - An update on the skate park/garden project. Last Friday, the City's Planning Director met with Vasconi Engineering, the contractor for the project, Zach Wormhoudt, the park designer, and David Dippe, our WCSP representative to discuss cost reduction ideas for the park. The main ones discussed are to delete the skate structure beginner area, and retain the advanced pool. Also discussed possible substitution of a lower-cost rebar for one of the rebar elements; eliminating a stair feature in the skate structure; possibly eliminating some perimeter curbs in the skate structure; and possibly eliminating a retaining wall feature in the skate structure; possibly put the entire drainage ditch in a pipe instead of having an open section; maybe changing the perimeter fence from chain link to a non-climb farm-type fence. Building the block wall (between the skate park and the Gun Club) with donated materials and labor was also a possibility. Hopefully, the beginning skate structure will be completed as more funds become available. Soon, the contractor will be getting back to the City with estimated savings. As most of you know, we are trying to reduce the cost of the park from $1.5 Million (the low bid from Vasconi) to $1.1 Million (current available City funding). Stay tuned for more updates. We are very happy to announce that the WCSP was awarded a $1,000 Community grant from the Rotary Club of Sebastopol Sunrise. We want to thank the Sunrise Rotary for their continued support. Please support their efforts by attending the upcoming 'Cajun Zydeco Festival' on Sept. 9, 2006. Also, recently, our City Council allocated an additional $8,000 to the skate park project from a State Workforce Housing Program grant. This grant rewards cities which produce affordable housing. This amount will be added to the approximate $550,000 which the City has already allocated for the park. The estimated construction cost for the park is about $1,000,000. W.C.S.P. wants to extend a BIG THANKS to Jasper O'Farrell's, Home Blown Glass, and Vulgar Skateboards for donating raffle items and raising $200 for the skate park! COMING THIS SUMMER (date to be announced) Jasper's will host Sunday matinée fundraising concerts for the skate park. 4/14/06 W.C.S.P. earns $6,000 from Texas Hold'em Poker Tournament. WINNERS 1. Inga Binyon 2. Bryan Eddinger 3. Scott Arents 4. Tony Martin Full list of top 20. PICTURES FROM 4/14/06 Poker Tournament
1/26/06 W.C.S.P. earns $2,000 from The Rep's performance of Bus Stop. We want to thank the cast and crew for donating the money raised to the construction of the Sebastopol Skate Park and Community Garden. 11/1/05 - City of Sebastopol allocates $81,000 to be used toward skatepark construction. 10/30/05 Halloween benefit concert raises over $1,000 Thank you to the following bands for performing at this event: Cyanide Baptism Frequency Murder Grimorium Wayward Son
July and August Benefits at Jasper O'Farrells Raise $2,500 The Jasper O'Farrells Skate Park Benefits held in July and August were a big success, earning over $2,500. The money raised was from the cover price, the sale of raffle tickets and T- Shirts, and a donation from Jaspers. A big thanks goes to Jasper O'Farrells for hosting the events and donating 20% of their bar earnings to the W.C.S.P. We also want to thank all the bands who donated their time and talent to make the evenings really fun, entertaining, and successful. Sebastopol Realtors Donate $500 to WCSP We want to extend a BIG thanks to the Sebastopol Council of Realtors for recently donating $500 to the West County Skate Park Organization. The Sebastopol Council of Realtors has donated to W.C.S.P. a minimum of $500 each year for the last eight years. One year, we received $2,000 from the Council! Each month, the Council donates to other local non-profit organizations in the Sebastopol area. We appreciate their extreme generosity and contributions to the youth in our community. PICTURES FROM 11/05/04 CONCERT PICTURES FROM 7/17/05 CONCERT PICTURES FROM 10/30/05 CONCERT

West County Skate Park, Inc. is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit corporation

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