Why Our Town Should Have A Park
These days extreme sports such as skateboarding, BMX bicycling, and in-line skating are
rising to an all time high. Skateboarding is a three billion dollar a year industry and that figure
continues to continue to rise. Kids are now finding more to do than just sit in front of the
TV all day.
Kids need a place other than the local bank’s stair railings or anything else
deemed skatable. Riding in areas like this are a lot of fun but it isn’t very safe for the
enthusiast or the pedestrian that may get in his/her way. Street skating often damages
public or private property, which often irritates the owner a great deal. These areas are often
illegal to skate at. This gives police the right to ticket kids sometimes as young as 7 or
confiscate their boards. (Which is just another way of stealing.)
Having a skatepark in town helps to solve these problems. It provides a
safe haven for the skaters. Kids learn to be responsibleand are in a
positive atmosphere where they are encouraged to be the best in
everything they do. Drugs don’t have to be another obstacle in their
lives, and they manage to keep a positive record with the law.
Besides being a positive influence on the people that use the park it
also generates revenue for the community that it would otherwise not
receive. Some people travel 60 miles or more just to ride at a
skatepark, especially if their town doesn’t have one. They are bound to
stop and spend their money in at least one place or another.
With a skatepark in town the area youth are brought together in support each other
and have a good time. Watching the action that goes on in a park is almost equally as
thrilling. Bands or DJ’s are often brought into a park for added excitement. (This is when
simply hanging out with your friends is really fun.)
Trevor Burns is fourteen years old and lives in Richland Center, Wisconsin.
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