Casselton Drive Skate Spot - Casselberry, Florida

Soon you'll be able to see plans for the skate spot that will be situated in a linear park that is slated to be constructed along Casselton Drive just south of the landmark water tower pictured above.

The skate spot will be a first step in a positive direction towards providing skateboarding equal access to recreation facilities in the City of Casselberry.

Design work for the spot is being completed by Team Pain Skateparks, so we're stoked to see what they come up with for the project.

We hope that this will be the first of several skate spots that will link our neighborhoods with the main skatepark that we are is still working hard to deliver.

Community support continues to grow as the number of petition signatures increase and yard signs continue to spring up in front of residences across town.

Stay up to date with meeting announcements through our Facebook page:  SKATE 32707 - Support a Skatepark in Casselberry. 

Front Page News - Support a Skatepark in Casselberry

Many of the citizens of Casselberry and surrounding communities have been actively raising their voice, asking to be represented at City Hall by their City Commissioners.  Their hard work, signatures on petitions and signs in their lawn supporting the construction of a skatepark have garnered regional attention.

In a community that has everything from baseball fields, basketball & tennis courts, walking/biking trails, playgrounds, golf course and even a kayak rental program for a blueway trail, there are no skateboarding facilities.

As the City Commission does nothing significant to advance the idea, no staff studies or commissioning of a study committee, we've provided our best effort at a comprehensive proposal for a neighborhood skatepark and city wide system of skate spots leading to it.  The idea of a skatepark system would increase the potential for state funding as roadway projects are designed and completed in the future where FDOT is involved.

For now, the front page news is that our journey continues.

 
 We'll continue to push as a community until our kids get the safe place they deserve in a park.  A place where they can build a community network of their own, a place they can proudly call their Casselberry.

Be Involved at the Local Level - Skate & Advocate

The reality of local government is that only a very few people are involved in making changes for all of us.  You ca neither sit on the sidelines and worry & complain or get involved and see a difference being made.

Casselberry, Florida has no skateboarding options for the estimated 3000 skateboarders that call it home.

By being involved on the local level we're starting to see that change.

Our first accomplishment in the journey to see a Casselberry Skatepark took place at the last Casselberry City Commission Meeting.

 

Please join us in our journey towards more success and the eventual construction of the Casselberry Skatepark, we'll need your support to make it happen.

City of Casselberry - Casselton Drive Skate Dot

With the recent approval of the Casselberry City Commission, design of the Casselton Drive Skate Dot will begin.

One of the goals of the design may be to incorporate a piece of skate art into the project like any one of those shown below.

It could be one of them or several.  The most important component of this project is getting support and demonstrating it clearly to the City Commission.

We continue to need a Skate Dot Ambassador from the neighborhood immediately adjacent to the proposed site on Casselton Drive.

Contact Us Today if you would like to help deliver a high quality Skate Dot to the community.

If you've seen a skate element that should be considered, forward it to us & make sure to plan to attend meetings that will be scheduled to discuss the design further.

WANTED: South Casselberry Skaters

Last night, October 26, 2015, the City Commission directed City Staff to include a Skate Spot in the ongoing design of the Casselton Drive Improvement Project.

During a public workshop for the preliminary design, a resident who uses Casselton Drive daily expressed the need for a safe alternative to the street for the skaters she sees most afternoons.

While the actual construction is still over a year away, (Late 2016 - Early 2017) the time for making sure the skateboard friendly design elements make it into the final design starts now.

Wanted:  South Casselberry Skaters

We need supporters of our overall mission to bring a free skatepark to Casselberry in the southern end of our great town to step forward as ambassadors for this smaller project.

 Support a Skatepark in Casselberry

If you live in the southern end of Casselberry, you know that park amenities are non existent.  The linear park space being created is small, yet perfect for a skate dot project.

We have plenty of yard signs available, if you need one or a few, simply send us a message on Facebook: SKATE 32707 or email us from this blog.

We encourage HOA's to contact us to meet and discuss the value a skate spot will bring to the neighborhood and the Casselberry community at large.