Get out the wax for Wedgewood Skatepark 2.0.
It will cost an estimated $23,000 to bring skate amenities back to the repaved Lansdale Wedgewood Skatepark, however designer Jesse Clayton of Langhorne’s Fifth Pocket Designs has already raised more than $10,000 through GoFundMe, mainly from local skateboarders, according to The Reporter.
“The skate community, in a matter of a couple of days, was able to raise $10,000 through a GoFundMe effort, to put toward putting the amenities into this park,” reported Councilwoman Mary Fuller during Lansdale Borough Council committee sessions last week.
As of April 18, the page, organized by Joseph O’Brien, had raised $11,266 from 115 donations.
Comments from donors include “I want to see that community DIY (do it yourself) see the light of day again,” and “Legends don’t die, and wedge is legendary.”
Donate to the Wedgewood Skatepark GoFundMe here.
Lansdale Parks and Recreation Director Courtney Meehan and Clayton have been talking and working with skaters and the local skateboarding community, as well as neighbors near the park, on what amenities they would like to see at the park, per the report. There are no borough funds allocated for refurbishment of the skatepark, per the report. The skatepark itself was created by DIY skaters in the early 2000s on a former athletic court, per the report.
According to the article, Fuller reported that Clayton, who helped facilitate public discussions a decade ago for what would become Carl W. Saldutti Jr. Skatepark, submitted a rough draft of a new design for the Wedgewood skatepark.
“The area over at Wedgewood has been repaved, and so his proposal is for some new equipment that would be approved and professionally installed, not just equipment that neighbors bring and put up,” said Fuller in the article. “We are moving forward with looking at what (the proposal) will be.”
The park was dismantled by the borough in September 2022, per reports, a month after staff and professionals recommended upgrades and repaving to avoid safety and insurance liabilities, per the report.
Read more on the Wedgewood Skatepark and its future progress here.
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