See SKATEPARK

Work is nearly done on the new playground area at Kevin Loftin Riverfront Park. A fantastic piece of the new playground equipment. Photos by Alan Hodge Workers from Carolina Park and Play setting up the equipment.

This photo shows the length and width of the skating area. Construction of the retaining wall for the new parks and rec. center has begun.

More progress is going on at the new parks and rec. center.

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extra land available there, a place for the $200,000 skate park project is being carved out along the 13th St. side of the building.

Work on the project began last week. A crew from LAbased Spohn Ranch, who designed the park, have already moved considerable dirt.

Project supervisor Justin Ricks, who has built skate parks across the country, watched as his men did their job.

“It’s always exciting to build a new park,” he said.

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The skate park will look somewhat like this, but the finished product will have an extra area added for beginners.

“Kids have already been stopping buy wanting to know when it will be finished.”

According to Rick, the answer to that question is (drum roll)…about two months.

Belmont Parks and Rec. director Zip Stowe is excited about the park too.

“Since the skate park in Charlotte at Eastland closed, I expect our park will see a lot of use,” Stowe said.

The park will have the usual jumps, whoops, and bowls, but there will also be a section with a milder configuration for beginners.

“The beginner’s section will be about 1,300 sq. ft.,” Stowe said.

Also on the CityWorks grounds, work continues on the new parks and rec. center. Last week, crews were building the large retaining wall that will nestle the building in the slope in front of CityWorks. Work on the building’s foundation is getting underway as well.

Across Catawba St. from those two projects, the final touches are being put on the new playground area at Kevin Loftin Riverfront Park by workers from Carolina Parks and Play. The assorted, brightly colored, equipment is in place and work has started on a large awning that will cover much of it making rain or shine play possible. The new playground will feature rubber-based matting that will keep mud and dust down as well as providing a cushion in case of stumbles.

When the playground is done in a couple of weeks, Stowe sees Loftin Park returning to large attendance numbers.

“We will have a lot of families coming here again,” he says. “I believe we will probably need some more picnic shelters.”

Stowe says that rental of the picnic shelters helps pay for park maintenance, but sponsorships are welcome too.

Interested in sponsoring a new picnic shelter? Call Stowe at 704-913-2910.