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City of Plainview NEWS
901 Broadway St.
Plainview, TX 79072
June 30, 2015
SkatePark Plainview
Grand Opening
to be held on
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Thursday, July 16
SkatePark Plainview Grand Opening will be held on
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Thursday, July 16 at SkatePark Plainview (6 &
Joliet).
The public is invited to the dedication ceremony
beginning at 4:30 p.m. to honor those who helped
make the SkatePark a reality. After the dedication
ceremony, skaters involved in Vision SkatePark
Plainview will have an opportunity to showcase their
skills on the new obstacles and ramps at the Park.
After the ceremony, the Plainview Fire Department will be on hand until 6:30 p.m. to educate
children (and adults) about skateboarding safety and will be giving away prizes such as helmets
and pads donated by Wal-Mart and t-shirts donated by Graphic Zone.
Food will be available courtesy of HK2020, Covenant Hospital Plainview & West Texas
WoodFire Grill and will include chicken k-bobs, fruit, water and more. HK2020 participants are
also encouraged to attend.
SkatePark Plainview began in the winter of 2009 when a young man visited with Phyllis Wall
and asked her if she could help get a skatepark in Plainview. “After that conversation, I knew in
my heart that Plainview needed something that made a statement to our youth - we listen and
they (the youth) are important to our future,” said Wall. “One night, while sleeping, God woke
me up and said, ‘The time is now to start the skatepark project.’”
Vision Skatepark Plainview became a reality after several planning sessions with skateboarders
and interested individuals although there were many steps in the process. Beginning with
submitting the idea to the Parks Advisory Council as an agenda item and circulating a petition
throughout the community for signatures to support a skatepark. Several hundred signatures were
presented along with the vision to the Parks Advisory Council and then, in late August of 2010,
Vision Skatepark Plainview presented their vision to the Plainview City Council.
The initial members of Vision SkatePark Plainview included: Kelli Watson, Melissa Turpen,
Jacob Turpen, Joshua Turpen, Mario Leyva, Jennifer King, Kade Young, Cody Russell, Peter
Keltz, Kyle Wiggs, Kendrick Brown, Zeke Solorzano, Braden Landtroop, Brendon Brown,
Patrick Jernigan, Sherri Leewright, Jeremy Collins, Josiah Hererra, Coralyn Dillard and the
Rotary Club.
The city council recommended further study for the location and four possible locations were
considered by Vision Skatepark Plainview and park superintendent, Rusty Reese. Later Spohn
Ranch met with skateboarders to take from their vision and create a competition level park that
would bring visitors into our community.
In January 2015, with council chambers filled with skateboarders and friends, the city council
approved the construction. Construction for the new park started in May 2015.
For any questions regarding the SkatePark Grand Opening, please contact the City at 806-296-
1100.
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