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4C Sunday, December 9, 2018 The Times, Gainesville, Georgia | gainesvilletimes.com LOCAL SKATE ■ Continued from 1C SKATE PARK ( 18.000 SF ) 4'H DECORATIVE STEEL FENCE RETAINING WALL DECORATION WALL ON STREET PARKING ( 28 SPACES) OFF STREET PARKING ( 8 SPACES) SKATE PARK ENTRY PLANTER STORMWATER POND DECORATION WALL SIDEWALK CONNECTION EXISTING FENCE CREEK RAISED CROSSING CONNECTING TO TRAIL CONNECTING PATH TO PUBLIC WORKS RESTROOM BUILDING STORMWATER POND 25' STATE STREAM BUFFER STORMWATER POND CREEK HIGH ST W DECORATION WALL DESIGN SPACES FOR LIFE. GAINESVILLE SKATE PARK CONCEPTUAL LAYOUT PLAN CITY OF GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA NOT FOR CONSTRUCTION Auto Insurance Specialist • Easy Payments • Any Driver • Any Age NEW LOCATION! 2415 OLD CORNELIA HWY., GAINESVILLE Next to Rabbittown Cafe residents supporting the construction of a skate park. He even incorporates skating into some science curriculum while teach ing by showing students how the sport can illustrate Newton’s laws of motion. “The plans look good,” Spinks said. “The park con cept design caters to the street skaters and the vert skaters. It has good flow and I believe will be loved by the skaters of Gaines ville and beyond.” Resident Michael L. Lynch said he believes parks officials are doing a great job pushing this proj ect and engaging the public about it. “After attending the public meeting and pro viding my thoughts, I submitted photographs of design elements from street skateboarding spots in Gainesville’s history,” Lynch said. “I was pleased to find many of these ele ments incorporated within the final conceptual design. What remains to be told is if the conceptual design will be brought to life in full.” Graham said that feed back on the design received thus far has already gener ated new ideas, such as the addition of shading ele ments in the park’s seating area. But some other concerns remain. “I’d like to see a differ ent shaped bowl,” said resident Joe Rademacher. “The kidney shape didn’t work well at Fowler Park in Forsyth County. Perhaps something along the lines of a peanut shape like at Brook Run Skate Park (in Dun woody).” And beyond the physi cal attributes the park will include, Lynch said he hopes the project won’t become a substitute for the sport’s true nature — born of the streets. “My own fear, how ever, is that in the pro cess of obtaining a public skate park, we will see an increasing level of pun ishment for street skate boarding within the city of Gainesville,” he added. “It is a fear that I hope never comes to fruition, but pro vided the history, proves most likely.” Gainesville skate park conceptual layout plan. PHOTO COURTESY CITY OF GAINESVILLE I For The Times Leonardo Rodriguez, pictured in Sardis Enrichment School on Friday, Dec. 7, designed a model skate park as a proposal for the park soon to be constructed in Gainesville. Photos by NICK BOWMAN The Times Left: Trace Dunwoodie, front, practices a stance with Adam Riley, an IT employee at Sardis Enrichment School who helps teacher Jasen Spinks. Sardis Enrichment School students Makaylah Terveen, front, Leonardo Rodriguez and Hailey Webb skate on Friday, Dec. 7. Sardis teacher Jasen Spinks has used skateboarding in his lessons on physics. Students in Jasen Spinks’ skateboarding “cluster” at Sardis Enrichment School are looking forward to the creation of Gainesville’s first skate park. Spinks uses principles of skateboarding in his classes to teach his students physics. 770-450-4500 NC HH NorthGeorgia HomeHubcuni LOCAL. RESIDENTIAL. COMMERCIAL. B55r ALL AT YOUR FINGERTIPS. Your Source for Property in North Georgia. LI ft northgeorgiahomehub.com offers you the very best of real estate. You can browse local homes, connect with local agents, and streamline your search. She Stmcs gainesvilletimes com To advertise contact: Debra Cates at 770-535-6332 or dcates@gainesvilletimes.com or Leah Nelson at 770-535-6330 or lnelson@gainesvilletimes.com
