For the past year we've been advocating for a Casselberry Skatepark on behalf of our supporters at no cost to the city. Despite the signs in yards across our community, TV coverage & a front page story in the Orlando Sentinel, we have yet to be heard clearly. That is about to change.
As soon as we hear the survey has been released, we'll spread the word to ensure you, the grassroots supporters of a better more inclusive Casselberry know about it.
When Public Workshops are scheduled, we will make sure to spread the word. We will need you all to join us there to raise our voices together to be heard loud and clear; We the People of Casselberry Support a Skatepark!
Our time is near. We will succeed. We wont be stopped.
Keep sharing this petition. Send your own emails to the Casselberry City Commission. Talk to neighbors and family. Keep building the grassroots to ensure we see positive growth for our kids and provide them a safe and inviting space to call home.
Thanks for all you've done so far! Even though City Hall has been slow to react, your voices are being heard all across Central Florida. Keep up the great work.
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News 13 Story
Skate parks across Central Florida are a popular place for teenagers to hang out.
In Casselberry, however, the push to get a skate park is dragging on. The city has hired a consultant to create a parks plan that could take up to 6 months to complete.
Danny Miles says if skateboarding has taught him anything, it’s the importance of persistence.
“I’ve tried for hours to land one specific trick,” said Miles. “That’s the thing; if we fail we get up and do it again.”
Miles says he’s just as determined to get a skate park built in Casselberry. He says skaters in every community need somewhere nearby where they can stay busy perfecting their skateboarding moves, and stay out of trouble.
“Your friends are saying let’s go do this, and you say no I was trying this trick yesterday and I really want to go get it today,” said Miles.
“That mindset of wanting to progress has kept me out of trouble.”
The group pushing for a skate park has gotten a lot of support on social media. The group also has received permission from residents across Casselberry to place yard signs on their properties that signal support for their effort.
We first told you about the push for a skate park in Casselberry back in March 2015.
Casselberry’s city manager says the consultant is asking residents what they would like to see included in the city parks system, but there are no definite plans to build one right now.
Danny says he’ll continue to join others in the push to get a skate park built, even if they don’t get it on the first try.
“As skaters we’re not afraid to fail. That’s why with this skate park we’re going to keep pushing, keep pushing to have it made,” said Miles.
By: Jeff Allen - Seminole County Reporter
CASSELBERRY --
Skate parks across Central Florida are a popular place for teenagers to hang out.
In Casselberry, however, the push to get a skate park is dragging on. The city has hired a consultant to create a parks plan that could take up to 6 months to complete.
Danny Miles says if skateboarding has taught him anything, it’s the importance of persistence.
“I’ve tried for hours to land one specific trick,” said Miles. “That’s the thing; if we fail we get up and do it again.”
Miles says he’s just as determined to get a skate park built in Casselberry. He says skaters in every community need somewhere nearby where they can stay busy perfecting their skateboarding moves, and stay out of trouble.
“Your friends are saying let’s go do this, and you say no I was trying this trick yesterday and I really want to go get it today,” said Miles.
“That mindset of wanting to progress has kept me out of trouble.”
The group pushing for a skate park has gotten a lot of support on social media. The group also has received permission from residents across Casselberry to place yard signs on their properties that signal support for their effort.
We first told you about the push for a skate park in Casselberry back in March 2015.
Casselberry’s city manager says the consultant is asking residents what they would like to see included in the city parks system, but there are no definite plans to build one right now.
Danny says he’ll continue to join others in the push to get a skate park built, even if they don’t get it on the first try.
“As skaters we’re not afraid to fail. That’s why with this skate park we’re going to keep pushing, keep pushing to have it made,” said Miles.
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