Getting a skate park in Jacksboro is one step closer to fruition.
Jacksboro aldermen approved, having the reassurance the money would be paid back, paying $57.031.16 for the installation of a skate park at the northwest corner of 4th and Belknap as part of their July 11 meeting. Park spokesperson Jeff Lewis said the park would be here July 29 and ready for installation.
He said fundraising has started and a campaign to raise approximately $100,000 in funds for the park is ongoing. Fundraising was slowed due to circumstances including the March tornado which happened just a month after the park was ordered., Lewis explained. He hopes to have the park done by Dec. 1.
Construction will begin once the weather is a little cooler. Lewis was originally told the park wouldn’t be delivered until October.
Until construction can begin the park will be stored at the city’s maintenance facility or at the former dump, City Manager Mike Smith said. Smith explained a budget amendment could be done with the funds coming out of the general fund.
In other news:
• An update on the city pool was given by Parks and Rec Director Will Mangum. The city has had three family nights at the pool each Friday night in July with the first night having a good crowd with crowds going down for the July 8 event, with good to fair crowds for both.
Three more are planned for Fridays later in the season.
Smith said he was proud the pool was able to open as many pools in surrounding cities have not for a variety of reasons. Having a good team of lifeguards was one of the reasons the pool was able to open, Smith said.
Along with the lifeguard team, which have done six water rescues this year, having other students paint doors and rails along with more concession stand help, has freed up the lifeguards to do what they need to be doing, Mangum explained.
Having spray foam insulation blown in has helped cool the concession area down as well.
• In his report, Smith said he told the council Waste Connections would be raising their rates by 9.14%, or about $2 a month starting in January for its commercial customers and about $3 a month for its business customers.
That increase would begin at the first of the year, Smith said.
The council’s next meeting is set for Monday, July 25 at City Hall.
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