Barriere Skatepark advocate Dustin Doherty announced last Saturday, Mar. 26, that the dream has now become a reality in 2022.
“It’s official,” said Doherty, “The Barriere Skatepark will be built this year by local contractor Sundown Construction.”
He noted the society also received proposals from GPM Civil Contracting and Radius Contracting for the the skatepark.
“Each builder gave a good proposal, and they were all able to show their ability to construct the skatepark successfully with the end user in mind,” said Doherty who is on the board of directors of the society, “Price was a major factor to our decision, but also the thought of supporting local.”
The agreement between Sundown Construction and the Barriere Skatepark Society is to build the majority of the skatepark (excluding landscape features) for a price of $131,355.00. An amount Doherty says does fall within the society’s budget.
“There will likely still be costs for things like irrigation, signage, topsoil, grass seed and/or sod, lighting, trees and shrubs (which are an integral part of our natural drainage system), benches and picnic tables, shade structure, a monument for recognition of donors, and pathways to make the skatepark fully accessible,” reported Doherty, “We hope everyone is as exited as we are.”
Chris Frezell also sits on the board of directors for the Barriere Skatepark Society and says they are all eagerly look forward to construction potentially starting by the end of June beginning of July.
“This has been a long time coming, but now we have this step underway it is be a big weight off our shoulders,” said Frezell.
He also commented he is a rollerblader, not a skateboarder, and he can’t wait to enjoy the skatepark.
“It’s for all of those wheels, BMX’s, roller blades, roller skates, skateboards, all inclusive and all ages,” said Frezell, “Even someone in a wheelchair who wants to do stunts will be able to use the skatepark. We want it to be all inclusive and all ages. That’s why we’ve taken our time because we want to make sure it’s done right, and we won’t have to come back to it other than for regular maintenance.”
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