Liberty Skate Park opens

Posted 8/21/12

LIBERTY, NY — Children of all ages turned out to the grand opening of the Liberty Skate Park on May 28, at the intersection of Grant Street and Darbee Lane in the Village of Liberty.

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Liberty Skate Park opens

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LIBERTY, NY — Children of all ages turned out to the grand opening of the Liberty Skate Park on May 28, at the intersection of Grant Street and Darbee Lane in the Village of Liberty.

Fundraising for the facility had been ongoing for more than a decade. The project was originally spearheaded by a group called Teamskate, which was a youth development project of the Liberty Community Development Corporation (LCDC.) Others involved in the project included the Gerry Foundation, the Village of Liberty, the Town of Liberty and a number of other organizations who made donations.

There was a ground-breaking ceremony for the facility in May 2013.

In 2014, Heinrich Strauch, the executive director of the LCDC, made an appearance at the Sullivan County Legislature with representatives of the Village of Liberty and Town of Liberty. Strauch said the group had collected $120,000 in donations and $45,000 in pledged services to that date, and asked the legislature to kick in $36,000 more to help complete the funding. To the surprise of many observers, the legislators agreed to the request.

Strauch later left the LCDC, and the project was picked up by a transition team. According to Town of Liberty Councilman Brian McPhillips, “The skate park cost in the neighborhood of $200,000, when you include all labor, material and dollar cost associated with the in-kind service. The pre-cast ramps and plans were created by American Ramp Company located in Joplin, MO. The site work was completed by Poley Paving and Construction Corp. out of Liberty, and the flat concrete work was completed by Liberty Concrete and Construction Corp. The signage was produced by MRRB designs from Liberty, and the plantings were by New Hope Community and Parks and Recreation.”

For more information see Jonathan Fox’s column.

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