Skateboarding Site Proposal Due Study

The likelihood that a skateboard park could someday be built on a downtown corner known as the Village Entrance increased slightly this week as the City Council agreed that the possibility deserved further study.

Council members said Tuesday that they would also be willing to consider other sites, should any become available.

The city’s recreation committee has been searching for more than two years for an appropriate spot to build a skateboard park. So far, the group’s suggestions have been rejected.

Recreation Director Pat Barry offered the committee’s latest recommendations at the meeting Tuesday, including sites at the Village Entrance, a stretch of land at Forest Avenue and Laguna Canyon Road.

The council unanimously agreed that planners should consider the feasibility of building a skateboard park at the Village Entrance, which is also the subject of redevelopment talks.