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St. Clair to fund half of new $200k skate park

August 13, 2021

Alex Kurial/Local Journalism Initiative

St. Clair is on board to fund a new skate park in Corunna.

Nicki Krohn of the Corunna Skateboard Park Committee made the pitch to council last month. She presented plans for a 7,200 square foot facility in the Corunna Athletic Park equipped with stairs, rails, ramps, a half pipe and a pump track.

Krohn asked if the township would consider covering half the park’s $200,000 price tag. After receiving reports from staff and the skateboard committee, council approved $100,000 from the 2022 capital budget toward the project.

“This is exactly the type of proposal I was hoping to see,” says Mayor Steve Arnold.

“I didn’t want to see any big domes like we have down in Port Lambton and I sure didn’t want to see any depressions like they have up in Sarnia. Because both those things cause issues for people.”

Skateboarding equipment will cost $100,000 while the pump track will be another $44,500.

The remaining $55,500 will go toward various other equipment and necessary items. The skateboard committee has already raised $20,000 of their share.

The new park will be located in the northeast corner of the park by the Hill and Queen Street intersection. Work is planned to start next year.

The old skate park in the southwest corner of the park is slated to become more of a purely skate area.

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