Slog - Comments on Seask8 Finally Gets a New Home http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/seask8_finally_gets_a_new_home Tomorrow, the City Council's parks committee will (hopefully) approve a new site for SeaSk8 skatepark, which was previously located just east of Seattle Center. If everything goes according to plan, SeaSk8's new home will be...right next to the Vera Project! Despite the long wait, Ryan Barth —chair of the Skate Park Advisory Committee— is happy the park's finally going in. "We’re very excited to have Vera as a neighbor. We’re hoping we can actively program the space." Unfortunately, Barth says, the new 6600 square-foot SeaSk8 won't be quite as big as the old 8900 square-foot SeaSk8. "It’ll be a very... Copyright 2008 Tue, 17 Jul 2007 18:18:06 -0800 Wed, 18 Jul 2007 10:56:40 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by el Rutherford A third smaller! Bullshit! They should at least make it covered/lit.

]]> el Rutherford http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/seask8_finally_gets_a_new_home#c765018 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/seask8_finally_gets_a_new_home#c765018 City Tue, 17 Jul 2007 19:24:42 -0800 Comment by Dude Once again the NIMBY's win, way to bury your head in the sand Woodland Park neighbors.

]]> Dude http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/seask8_finally_gets_a_new_home#c765039 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/seask8_finally_gets_a_new_home#c765039 City Tue, 17 Jul 2007 20:39:46 -0800 Comment by Jonah S Uh, Dude, I think you're misunderstanding.
The SeaSk8 rebuild is in ADDITION to the Woodland Park skatepark being built.

]]> Jonah S http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/seask8_finally_gets_a_new_home#c765053 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/seask8_finally_gets_a_new_home#c765053 City Tue, 17 Jul 2007 21:50:19 -0800 Comment by matt fuck the seattle center connection, i thought we were done with that shit. i'm so jaded on this whole situation. hours wasted in meetings that accomplished nothing. watch the bottom fall out of this deal too. the parks department is completely innefectual.

]]> matt http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/seask8_finally_gets_a_new_home#c765068 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/seask8_finally_gets_a_new_home#c765068 City Tue, 17 Jul 2007 22:21:02 -0800 Comment by Timebomb Hopefully the City will follow through on the proposal. I know the SPAC has spent countless hours trying to get something built in the downtown area.

]]> Timebomb http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/seask8_finally_gets_a_new_home#c765307 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/07/seask8_finally_gets_a_new_home#c765307 City Wed, 18 Jul 2007 10:56:40 -0800