Pickering's 2019 Budget
EDIT* The budget has been approved. $1.1mil for 3 skatepark projects. An outside consultant has been hired to deal with corporate sponsorships and naming rights. Check out @PickeringSkateparksAlliance on Instagram for the latest.
EDIT* The budget has been approved. $1.1mil for 3 skatepark projects. An outside consultant has been hired to deal with corporate sponsorships and naming rights. Check out @PickeringSkateparksAlliance on Instagram for the latest.
Pickering's 2019 Budget draft is available on the city’s website but here’s what I’m excited about. It budgets for 3 skateparks. One Civic Centre (main) skatepark and two smaller skate spots. The spots have a budget of 200000$ which is great and the Main park has a budget of 700000$ which is ok. Hopefully other options will be explored to increase that budget by at least 50K. Pickering’s new skatepark needs to have the same draw as the one at Audley Rec. Centre (ie: quality park, interesting features of all sizes for different skill levels, a bowl and most importantly, Lighting) or users will continue to go to Ajax for a park that can be skated after sundown. Contact your councillor or make a delegation and ask for more funding for the park. We deserve it. Spread the word!
You can check out the Budget HERE.
You can check out the Budget HERE.
What happened with the plans for these parks?
ReplyDeleteHey Robbie. The 2019 budget is the framework for spending in 2021 and beyond. Frustrating I know, but the city has been moving, slowly, on some projects. I hope to have more info to share soon. Follow @pickeringskateparksalliance on Instagram for the latest. Thanks
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