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Long-Awaited Skate Park Opens In Montclair Amid Pandemic
Montclair's young skateboarding fans have been trying to get a skate park built in the township for more than a decade.
MONTCLAIR, NJ — A long-awaited skate park has opened in Montclair amid the coronavirus pandemic.
It’s been a long time coming for the new facility at Rand Park on North Fullerton Avenue, which is open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Montclair’s young skateboarding fans have been trying to get a skate park built in the township for more than a decade.
Last week, local officials paid tribute to that long journey during a ribbon cutting ceremony at the park. Followed by a skatejam and contests, the ceremony included members of the Montclair High School Skate Club, who gave new life to the cause a few years ago and have been advocating for the park ever since.
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Dozens of local skateboarders and their families came out today for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the skate park in Rand Park. Mayor Sean Spiller, Second Ward Councilor Robin Schlager, Councilor-at-Large Peter Yacobellis were there to mark the occasion with the cheering crowd. pic.twitter.com/WwGgywTXL9
— Montclair, NJ (@MontclairNJGov) July 25, 2020
View this post on InstagramSo happy to see this dream finally come true! WE have been fighting to get this park even before the MHS skate club started two years ago, after a whole lot of emails and meetings we can finally officially say that the Rand tennis courts is OPEN for skateboarding! Make sure you check it out, stay safe and stay healthy, and thank you to all who never stopped fighting and never gave up hope for this to happen. @skate_essex
A post shared by Skateboard Club at MHS (@mhs_skateclub) on Jun 8, 2020 at 3:57pm PDT
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