Rose park was a field before it was a skate park, and the city has every right to make it a field again. Rose is great, it may not be as good as the parks in other cities but its what we have. If we keep treating Rose the way we are the city is going to see Rose as a burden, and take it away.
The fence is going to get fixed, Abilene skaters PLEASE make sure it stays up. That cost money to fix and the city doesn't want to spend money.
The spray paint is going to get cleaned up, PLEASE don't tag it up again. Again the city has to spend money on cleaning this up, and they don't want to.
It's a simple thing, no one wants to spend money.That includes the city. Now lets do some calculations together. YAY math.
Ok lets take a guess, the city cleans the park every night, lets say that costs $20 a night ($7280 a year). They clean the paint oooh 4 times a year thats about $500 a shot ($2000). They have to repair it about 2 times a year, lets guess thats $1000 a fix ($2000).
Ok guys that is about $11,000 a year. If we could get rid of the cost of repairs and the paint cleaning it would be only about $7000. A field doesn't cost anything to maintain.
That means that it would be cheaper for the city to fill Rose in then keep it. The math adds up and its not good. Please stop treating the park poorly. It is better then the field that the city wouldn't mind giving us.
Rose park is a great place for us to not only skate, but hang out. I am sure you all understand where Foundry Skateboarding is coming from.
I like it, I've lived in Abilene 8 years and it's crazy to see how bad the park has gotten. I hope your influence helps us locals out. Thanks alot Foundry Team!
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