Uncertain future for skate park project
Township staff will meet with local skate park proponents to discuss possible next steps toward construction of a facility in Drayton.
After an extensive consultation process, council determined the best available location for the facility would be at Kinsmen Park in Drayton.
The estimated $100,000 cost of the facility was to be funded through a combination of community fundraising, local business sponsorship, municipal dollars and grant funding. However, last month council learned an application to the Ontario Trillium Foundation was unsuccessful, leaving the project in limbo.
Councillor Michael Martin inquired about the next steps in the process at the Jan. 8 meeting.
CAO Brad McRoberts suggested council “let staff meet with the committee and determine what the next steps would be, if any.”
A local skate park has been in the planning stages since December 2012, when Drayton resident Jo-Ann Brown put out a call for volunteers to form a committee to work toward a facility.
