Riley Skate Park Overview
Riley Skate Park Should Be Ready to Skate in
2008!
Check out the Skate Park updates below!
Replace overview with: Riley Skate Park was designed by local
skateboarders, Site Design Group, and Grindline. The 29,000
square foot all-concrete park will be host of local and national
competitions and will become the area’s prime hotspot for
skateboarders starting in 2008. The unique design provides
elements for skateboarders of all skill levels and spectators
the opportunity to view the activity in a comfortable park like
setting, for free. Over 200 Riley Skate Park supporters and the
City of Farmington Hills are in the process of raising $850,000
to build one of the country’s premier skate parks.
Skate Park Location: Founder’s Sports Park
35500 Eight Mile Road
Farmington Hills, Michigan 48335
SUPPORT RILEY SKATE
PARK
For more information, contact
Bryan Farmer,
Recreation Supervisor, City of Farmington Hills, 28600 Eleven
Mile Road, Farmington Hills, MI 48336, (248) 473-1805, (248)
473-1801 (fax)
Updates
In June of 2005, the City of Farmington Hills
Department of Special Services met with over 100 residents of
the Farmington Hills/Farmington area to determine the need for
the construction of a premier skate park in Farmington Hills at
Founders Sports Park (35500 Eight Mile Road, Farmington Hills,
MI 48335).
The City of Farmington Hills Department of
Special Services and the committee of residents, developed a
MISSION: to establish a premier concrete skate park where
skaters can exercise in a clean, safe environment without
endangering people or damaging property. To develop a
well-maintained park open to skaters who are willing to uphold
the park’s rules and regulations. To view this park as a
community project, designed to satisfy the needs of skaters and
families.
By December 2005, over 200 people attended a
skate park meeting and were listed as a Farmington Hills Skate
Park Committee Member.
From November 2005 - March 2006, over 150
committee members gave input on the design of the park. The
final design was delivered by Site Design Inc., in March 2006.
In July 2006, George Riley and the Riley
Foundation donated $500,000 to the Skate Park project and the
City of Farmington Hills named the skate park, Riley Skate Park.
Riley Skate Park will be a 29,000 square foot
all-concrete park that will be host of local and national
competitions and will become the area’s premier hotspot for
skateboarders and in-line skaters. The unique design provides
elements for skateboarders/in-line skaters of all skill levels,
and spectators the opportunity to view the activity in a
comfortable park like setting, for FREE.
Riley Skate Park is being designed and built
from money generated through corporate donations, small business
support, fundraising events, and individual support.
From June 2005 – December 2006 over 20 different
fund-raisers have been implemented to raise money to build Riley
Skate Park.
Currently, $600,000 has been raised to build
Riley Skate Park. As of December 14, 2006, 48 engraved bricks
have been purchased by skate park supporters. With the park
being FREE, more engraved brick purchases are expected in the
early part of 2007.
January – March 2007 the City of Farmington
Hills and Riley Skate Park Committee members will be working
hard to reach the goal of $875,000 to build Riley Skate Park.
Construction of Riley Skate Park is projected to
begin in Spring 2008 and Riley Skate Park should be complete by
Summer 2008.
It has already been decided that Riley Skate
Park will be FREE and unsupervised, however patrolled by Park
Rangers and Community Police.
We are asking all Riley Skate Park supporters to
donate or help raise funds now! Please help make a lot of kids
dreams become reality. Riley Skate Park will be one of the
country’s best skate parks. And to think you helped make it
happen is a reward in itself!
The City of Farmington Hills and the Riley Skate
Park Committee will be creating Farmington Hills’ Premier
Recreation Facility in Founders Sports Park & Ice Arena Complex:
having a skate park, ice arena, music venue (Club 2nd Floor),
disc golf course, sand v-ball, b-ball courts, baseball, soccer,
bocce ball, cricket, video games, camps, an after-school youth
center, special events, tournaments and many other activities.
Donations for Riley Skate Park can be sent to
Friends of the Parks, Farmington Hills, MI 501c3 Organization,
28600 Eleven Mile Road, Farmington Hills, MI 48336.
Contact Bryan Farmer by
email or by calling
248-473-1805 and share how you will contribute to Riley Skate
Park.
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