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| Glenhaven Skatepark design moves forward to construction Portland Parks & Recreation planners and contractors have a recommended design for a proposed new skateboard park planned for Glenhaven Park. The proposed 10,000 square-foot free facility would be located at the southeast corner of the park, adjacent to Northeast 82nd Avenue and immediately north of Madison High School. As designed by Dreamland Skatepark of Beaverton, the facility would have a rectangular bowl varying in depth from three to five feet, a second peanut-shaped bowl varying from four to nine feet deep, a long gallery, and a shelf three feet wide and four feet wide. Most of the facility would be made of concrete, but some ledges designed for “grinding” (sliding the bottom of the board along a surface) would be made of granite for greater durability. The plan, based on comments received about four previous alternative proposals, was presented at an open house at Madison High School last month. It was well received by about 30 skateboarders as well as nearby residents and representatives of the Hazelwood, Madison South and Roseway neighborhood associations. Rod Wojtanik of the Parks Bureau said the bureau would take the proposed design to nearby neighborhood and business associations for comment. Construction could begin as early as July, following completion of work on an existing facility in Pier Park in north Portland. The Glenhaven facility will not have a rain cover, Wojtanik said, but will have adjacent berms that can function as seats. Dave Tobin, the head of a family of skateboarders that lives within a few blocks, asked the bureau to have a ribbon cutting or similar ceremony when work begins and possibly to incorporate children’s art into it. “The neighborhood wants to be part of this,” he said. “Kids will be able to say they did something here. It means a lot to us.”
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