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Last week City Parks staff discovered a non-sanctioned skatepark on the snow storage parking lot at the Sinclair Levee. This property is owned by the City and used throughout the winter and spring months to store snow that is plowed from city streets and parking lots. The Parks and Recreation Department was not asked if the site was available or notified that equipment had been moved there. Several of the pieces of equipment were attached to the pad with concrete. If it had not been discovered before it snowed, these features could have caused extensive damage to City snowplow equipment.
Due to concerns about safety and damage to the concrete pad, the obstacles were removed. Unfortunately, additional obstacles were moved to the site. They were also removed.
The Parks and Recreation and Public Works Departments have been working very hard to condense the time frame for construction of the new skatepark. The need for a temporary skatepark may be lessened due to timeliness incentives included in the construction contract which will be awarded in November. We will reevaluate as construction proceeds.
We appreciate your cooperation until the new skatepark opens.
Feel free to contact the Parks & Recreation Department with any questions with any questions at parksdirector@cedar-rapids.org
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