Westside Skate Park Grand Opening Celebration

WHO: El Paso Parks and Recreation Department

WHAT: Skate Park Grand Opening

WHAT: Wednesday, July 8, 2009
6:30 p.m.

WHERE: Westside Community Park, 7400 High Ridge Dr.

The Westside Skate Park will be having a grand opening celebration at 6:30 p.m. on July 8 at the Westside Community Park, 7400 High Ridge Dr.

The Skate Park which started in March is over 12,000 square feet of excitement for skate board enthusiasts built into a bowl of poured concrete with various amenities.

Jose Ortiz, Engineering Lead Technician for the City of El Paso Parks and Recreation Department says, “The skate park has stairs, branding rails, banks, quarter pipes, benches and landscaping. The $452,000 project was built with 2000 Quality of Life funding.

He added, “The project was done in coordination with the City of El Paso Engineering Department along with Mijares.Mora Architectects and CSA Engineering.”

The skate project started in March and for the grand opening celebration, Nanette Smejkal, Parks and Recreation Director will serve as Master of Ceremonies and guest speaker will be City Council Representative Ann Lilly.


For more information, call (915) 541-4826.