The community of Jackson Township unities to rebuild a skate park after several incidents of vandalism took place and overall neglect forced the closure about a month ago. Several residents jumped on board offering many forms of support to help get the kids back into the park.Before the park was built skaters could be found behind shopping centers, in township parking lots and generally in places where landowners and business people would see a problem with it. During the month-long closure, the scenario for the kids was unsafe because they went back into the streets for their recreation. That has now changed once again with the park open every day from dawn to dusk.
Council President Mike Kafton was one of the people behind the initiative to re-open the park. At his request, the township went in and cleaned up the park and made minor repairs. Much of the equipment that was removed will now be repaired or replaced through funding provided by the Community Development Block Grant.
At a recent council meeting, Kafton said "if the government won't do it, then we'll take it to the people to get things done and that's exactly what happened. We reached out to all residents and asked world BMX champ Scotty Cranmer and his mother - who own Incline Club in Lakewood - to help us get this done and now the park is open."
A special meeting will be held on April 16th at Town Hall to discuss fundraising and upgrade and improvement plans. It starts at 7 p.m.
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