Sentences with phrase «skating park»

The proposal includes the addition of two 300 - foot lighted baseball fields and construction of an «aggressive» in - line skating park with bowls and ramps for teen acrobats.

The Naperville City Council and the Naperville Park District agreed Monday to rethink a lease agreement that was at the root of a squabble earlier this year over whether a skating park could be built on city land.

The Elk Grove Park District will ask the state for a $ 200,000 grant for a skating park, commissioners announced Thursday.

ORLAND PARK — Village trustees Monday night tentatively approved a plan to build the area's first public skating park for in - line skaters and skateboarders.

«I want to compliment the kids here on their professionalism and sincerity,» Commissioner Sandra Fernstrom told four youths who attended the meeting in support of the skating park.

ORLAND PARK — The Orland Park Village Board voted Monday night to approve plans to build a public skating park for skaters and skateboarders.

Plans call for placing the mini-golf course on the westernmost portion of the property, between Reber and the end of Naperville Road, and for putting the in - line skating park and skateboard ramps just east of Naperville Road, said Rob Sperl, the Park District's superintendent of planning.

ROSELLE — About three dozen residents turned out Wednesday night to listen to a discussion of preliminary plans for a new skating park proposed by the Roselle Park District.

Though the capital plan does not specify how much is being earmarked for the four plans, Doig estimated that it includes $ 5 million to $ 6 million toward projects that include a permanent skating rink on the Midway, an in - line skating park at Burnham Park, lagoon rehabilitation and a running track at Jackson Park, and a golf facility aimed at children at the South Shore Cultural Center.

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS — Members of the Arlington Heights Youth Commission said Thursday they would invite officials of the park district, the village and Lattof YMCA in Des Plaines to develop a plan for at least one skating park in Arlington Heights.

«I spent so much time at the skate park that I got really good and sponsors started noticing.

When Hawk's not busy juggling dad duties, business meetings, celebrity appearances and skate park ribbon - cuttings, he does what landed him in the limelight in the first place.

A lot of skate parks were closing and there were liability issues.

Chad, a local 15 year old, gives the Waveskate a try at a skate park.

Cabinet reports reveal increased spending on sports every year while satellite imagery and state media show construction of new facilities as well as renovation of old gymnasiums and skate parks, according to Curtis Melvin, researcher at Johns Hopkins University's U.S. - Korea Institute.

Other politicians should not take this as their cue to establish a «Joni Mitchell's Big Yellow Taxi Stand» in Swift Current, Sask., or an «Avril Lavigne's Sk8er Boi Skate Park» in Napanee, Ont., and please do not consider a «Taking Care of Business Park» in Winnipeg.

We need to set up a skate park for all the skaters in town.

At the listening party for Uncomfortable, he challenged fans to a surprise Nerf gun battle at a custom - decorated skate park.

Entertainment Abounds While there are nearly two dozen activity options as part of the package, with everything from surf lessons to museums to professional baseball to trampoline and skate parks, I customized an action - packed itinerary that I knew would captivate my own family's imaginations and sense of adventure — one I felt exemplified the grandeur of the «Center of SoCal» package.

In addition to these top SoCal locales, the «Center of SoCal» promotion also includes discounts with LegoLand, Anaheim Angels, Discovery Cube, the Grammy Museum, the Titanic Exhibit and Bodies: the Exhibition, Vans Skate Park, M+M Surf School, Davey's Locker whale watching, Mission San Juan, Lux Bus America, the Nixon Presidential Library, Big Air Trampoline, Santa Anita Racetrack, Pageants of the Masters and Enterprise Rent - a-Car.

Other nearby attractions include golf courses, polo clubs and the famous Quiet Waters Park — the 430 - acre R&R zone that's home to many campgrounds, skate parks, the «Splash Adventure» attraction and the longest cable ski course in the nation.

His youngest was upset about leaving the skate park in Boston and did not seem pleased about the move, while his oldest was thrilled his dad would be playing with LeBron James.

Skateboarding Camp Age: 7 - 12 is offered at the Walnut Creek Skate Park in partnership with the Jordan Richter Skateboarding Academy!

Campers will learn how to safely navigate the skate park, learn tricks, make new friends, and above all else have a blast!

A multi-use rec facility, the MSC is an indoor / outdoor venue that includes three synthetic turf baseball / softball fields, two turf soccer fields, one grass baseball field, three outdoor basketball courts, a skate park, family picnic area and youth playground.

Ingram, special programs director for the Mokena Park District, was talking about teens with flying wheels under their feet Saturday at the first «Wheels in Motion» competition at the Park District's outdoor skate park.

The committee voted for the design of the skate park and for the materials to be used for the floor.

As Park District director since September 2001, Patterson oversaw a number of improvements, including the renovation of Central Park, 15601 Central Ave.; construction of Rotary Skate Park, 156th Street and Long Avenue; remodeling of playgrounds; and placement of an electronic sign outside the park district offices.

The skate park subcommittee worked to overcome objections to the park district's choice of the South Street site that also is used for baseball and soccer games.

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS — Construction of the village's first skate park was tentatively approved Wednesday night by the Arlington Heights Park District Board over the objections of residents who live near Olympic Park, where the proposed facility is to be built.

Park District commissioners voted in May not to build a skate park on top of the reservoir after residents and Union Pacific officials testified at a public hearing that the site would be unsafe.

Last month, Park District commissioners agreed to keep the existing skate park at Frontier Park free and unsupervised.

However, most residents at the meeting supported the skate park.

Student representatives from the Arlington Heights Skate Committee, made up of high school and college students, told the Youth Commission at its Thursday night meeting they would like to do as much as possible to bring a skate park to the village.

Wojcik presented a development plan for a skate park that he said he had obtained from Sonora, Calif. - based Consolidated Inc., which helps develop skate parks.

It has yet to identify a site or sites for a skate park, Farrell said.

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS — The Arlington Heights Park District Board on Tuesday night unanimously approved the village's first skate park.

Residents who live near a proposed skate park in Naperville expressed worries last week about increased noise and pedestrian traffic.

After years of trying to find a permanent location, the Naperville Park District is in the design phase of plans for a downtown skate park on district property just west of Centennial Beach.

But many neighboring residents argue the skate park would disturb the peaceful ambience of the city's nearby Riverwalk.

After three months, residents around the park will be asked to evaluate the skate park and any problems they see resulting from it.

«Basically the only legal spot to skate is in your driveway or your back yard if you can build a ramp and get past the homeowners association,» said Quarles, the board shop owner who is on a committee, along with the Park District, downtown business owners and area police officers, that has sought a site for the skate park.

In other action, park commissioners granted a request of the Arlington Heights Youth Commission for $ 5,000 to build an additional half - pipe at the skate park at Olympic Park.

Now, in an attempt to keep teenagers from testing their skateboarding skills on store benches and street curbs, the Naperville Park District is proposing to build a 20,000 - square - foot skate park on the eastern side of Kendall Park.

ELMHURST — A temporary skate park will open at Wilder Park by mid-August, Elmhurst Park District Director Richard Grodsky said Monday.

In response last June, Park District officials began looking for a site for the skate park on existing park land.

The close proximity of Kendall Park, located at 84 W. 5th Ave., to nine schools and the city's downtown area and Riverwalk makes it ideal for the skate park, Park District officials said.

Following the meeting, local in - line skaters and skateboarders will work with Thompson Dyke and Associates, the architect for the site, to construct clay models of what they want to see in the skate park.

The Park Board is expected to give final approval to the plan in August, with completion of the skate park scheduled for July 2000, Park District officials said.

The skate park is located at Olympic Park, 660 N. Ridge Avenue, north of the indoor swim center.