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Skate Park & Rink

     A number of respondents to the Public Opinion Survey specifically mentioned the lack of ice-skating opportunities or of a skateboard park in the Village. Design of either of these types of facilities ranges from the relatively simple to the complex. Skateboard parks owned and run by municipalities are becoming more common, as they offer youths an alternative to skateboarding in commercial or private areas not designed for such. An outdoor facility could be designed that would provide a skate park in the summer months and an ice rink in the winter months. As with other elements of this conceptual plan, implementation will be heavily dependent on type of remedial strategy chosen and implemented. It is also important to note that if the demand for ice-skating proves to be extensive, an indoor facility might be able to be accommodated on the site.

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