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The Houghton community has been asking for a local skatepark for years. Finally it’s gained enough interest to hold an informal meeting and start making a plan.
Local skaters, families, business owners, and city officials recently gatherered to discuss ideas.
One Upper Peninsula planning commission member said this community is already one step ahead because the city is involved in the initial planning.
City Manager Eric Waara was at the meeting to discuss the city’s plan.
Possibly the most important topic at the meeting was location.
A few possibilities were discussed including the snow dump area near Houghton High School and an expanse of city property behind Walmart.
One Michigan Tech student spoke up about getting the university and student clubs involved in the planning.
The great turn out at the meeting was largely due to the Houghton MI Skatepark Facebook page.
According to Houghton Skatepark Committee member Alex Aho, the page already has 600 followers.
The Houghton community is hoping these strong first steps are enough to put the skatepark plans into action.
