Re: skate park again

[Kacey Krehbiel <kaceyk@moscow.com>]

I speak for kids as a whole, as I am one, that we want to hang out a place where
we could have recreational activities, such as, rock climbing, basketball,
baseball, and other athletic activities.

Jennifer Swanberg wrote:

> Kacey,
> I would be interested in hearing your ideas.  Where DO kids want to hang out?
>
> Cheers,
> Jennifer
>
> Kacey Krehbiel wrote:
>
> > If you had a young son or daughter between the ages of 6-12 when they are
> > beginning to recieve influences from the outside you would most likely want
> > them to have good influences.  The skate park has only the influences of
> > swearing, smoking, and sometimes illegal behavior.
> >
> > Bill London wrote:
> >
> > > I am surprised to read that the new skate park is a place parents do not
> > > want their kids to go to.....
> > > Though my daughter is now too old for such things, I did not think of the
> > > park as a place I would refuse to let her hang out at....
> > > Why is it viewed as a bad place?
> > > BL
> > >
> > > Kacey Krehbiel wrote:
> > >
> > > > I want to address the topic of good quality places for teens of Moscowto
> > > > go.  There are a few places that teens go around the city.  However, Few
> > > > require money, or are not places parents would wnat their children, i.e.
> > > > the Skate Park.  I think we need to make places for our teens and
> > > > children to go that they would want to.
> > > >
> > > > -Thank you