West Orange Skate Park Nearing Completion (PHOTO)

WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange town officials gave the public a sneak peak of its long-awaited skate park on Monday.

The long-awaited skate park project on Rose Terrace – financed by about $225,000 in town funding and bonds in 2010 – reportedly came about after more than 300 area youth presented West Orange officials with a petition asking for a safe space for skaters in the area to practice and hang out.

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In June, West Orange Mayor Robert Parisi announced that the skate park finally has a set location, Jenkins Playground, behind Fire Headquarters on Valley Road.

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