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All new skate park coming to Yorkville’s Rotary Park; city approves $50,663 renovation · Kendall County News - Shaw Local

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  All new skate Park coming to Yorkville's Rotary Park. City approves 50,663
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  renovation. This article is being read by an
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  automated voice, brought to you by Everlet. The skate park at Rotary
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  Park in Yorkville is receiving a 50,663 upgrade with all new equipment,
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  including ramps, rails, a concrete bowl and a half pipe. The City
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  Council approved a 45,832 contract October 13 with American
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  Ramp Company for the new steel-based equipment. Tim Evans, the city's parks
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  director, said the parks team is excited for the new equipment to
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  continue the legacy of the park's ability to inspire beginning and intermediate
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  skate Evans called the park a special place for countless kids. It
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  provides a comfortable, less intimidating environment for users to develop and improve
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  their skills, Evans said. The city also boasts a more challenging skate
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  park at The Bristol Bay Regional Park. Parks officials have not said
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  yet when the
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  new equipment will be installed. Evans said The original skate equipment at
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  Rotary Park was about 20 years old and in need of replacement.
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  The park is located at 2775 Grande Trail. The remaining four
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  thousand eight hundred and thirty-one dollars is for parks staff to install
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  the equipment. Visitors to the new skate
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  park will notice major upgrades at Rotary Park. The playground area recently
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  underwent an award-winning redesign. The project involved installing a groundbreaking inclusive
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  playground in 2025, accommodating to both children and parents of all abilities.
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  Park staff previously said The New Playground gives children with or without
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  a disability the same platform to play while breaking down barriers, both
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  physically and socially. In addition to the skate park and inclusive playground,
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  Rotary Park features a 90-foot cable ride, pickleball courts, and a baseball
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  and softball field. A walking path winds through the park, with bike
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  racks available for bicyclists as well.