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Temporary skatepark opens at Babcock: Where will it end up?
There are now six temporary skatepark structures set up at Babcock Park and judging from the crowd there last night, it appears to be a hit. See the Skatepark Coalition’s blog posts for more...
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Update on the temporary skate park: dos and don’ts, repairs, no mixing with...
Left: There’s now a big poster of dos and don’ts tacked up on one of the ramps at the temporary skatepark at Babcock. Nice. Center: the ramps are taking a beating, but they’re being repaired Right:...
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Guest blogger David Ludescher: Bike Paths, Parking Lots, and Skate Board...
I have been a member of the Mayor’s Streetscape Task Force since it was formed by Mayor Lansing. Why Mayor Rossing was foolish enough to invite me to re-join and why I was foolish enough to accept are...
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What’s up with the skatepark?
I drove by the skatepark in Babcock Park this morning and noticed that most of the structures had been removed. A Bobcat was there, open, but unoccupied. Anyone know what’s going on?
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Whither the Northfield Skate Park?
The Cuyuna Range Youth Center in Crosby, MN had a fundraiser breakfast on Saturday morning during the Cuyuna Lakes Mountain Bike Festival and I stopped in for a breakfast burrito. They’d just had...
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Where should the Union of Youth skateboard park be located?
I see in the minutes for the January PRAB (Parks & Rec Advisory Board) meeting (page 4 of the Feb. packet), that there was a presentation by the Northfield Union of Youth about their skateboard...
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The skate park should be in a community park, not a neighborhood park. And...
I’ve taken a few photos the past week or so of the sites being considered for a skate park. One of them that appears to be a leading contender among PRAB members: the northeast corner of Washington...
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The skate park will open in Riverside Park this week
While riding my bike though Riverside Park last night, I noticed that the blacktop pad has been recently seal coated. A few minutes later, I got the official word from these skateboarders that the...
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Athletic field litter: the adults aren’t perfect, either
Many eyes, including mine, are on the temporary skate park in Riverside Park, to see if the youth using it police themselves. That includes keeping it clean. It should be noted, however, that adult...
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Council receives Parks Board skatepark recommendation: Riverside Park plus $30K
Members of the Park and Recreation Advisory Board (PRAB) skatepark met with the Northfield City Council last night in a work session to discuss the recommendation to permanently locate the skatepark...
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The temporary skatepark in Babcock Park is ready
Joel Walinski wrote in the Friday Memo for July 10: As noted below, approximately 50% of the Babcock Park Rodeo Grounds parking lot was overlayed this week. Local skateboarders were out the following...
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