Re: Wenatchhee Skateborad Park

["Lois Melina" <lmelina@moscow.com>]

Were "drinking, graffiti, fights, drug dealing" and gangs unknown to
Wenatchee prior to the skateboard park? 

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> From: Rod Nixon <rodnixon@turbonet.com>
> To: vision2020@moscow.com
> Cc: rodnixon@turbonet.com
> Subject: Wenatchhee Skateborad Park
> Date: Friday, March 19, 1999 3:51 PM
> 
> To those interested, there is a story in todays Wenatchee World about
> the problems they are having with gangs and their skateborad park. They
> cite drinking, graffiti, fights, drug dealing, etc. which has made it a
> "subculture haven" since it opened. One neighbor said it is the
> "nastiest" park in the city. I hope Moscow residents are aware of such a
> situation, as Moscow is no different from Wenatchee in many ways. Maybe
> we will not see such an development here, but the article does list.
> some good ways of improving their skatepark which maybe we as a
> community need to look at before there is a real skatepark if one should
> be built. I'm all for improving recreational outlets for kids here, but
> I hope we can avoid any future problems that we may find ourselves
> facing .                                       The article is at
> http://www.wenworld.com/Story/Friday.htm#3..