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Powder Springs opens skate park

Opening the skate park (l-r) are Councilman Henry Lust, Mayor Al Thurman, Bill Mineado of California Skateparks, Councilwomen Patricia Wisdom and Doris Dawkins, Councilmen Patrick Bordelon and Dwayne Green. (Courtesy of Jon Gargis for Powder Springs)

Credit: Jon Gargis for Powder Springs

Credit: Jon Gargis for Powder Springs

Opening the skate park (l-r) are Councilman Henry Lust, Mayor Al Thurman, Bill Mineado of California Skateparks, Councilwomen Patricia Wisdom and Doris Dawkins, Councilmen Patrick Bordelon and Dwayne Green. (Courtesy of Jon Gargis for Powder Springs)
By Carolyn Cunningham – For the AJC
Aug 3, 2023

A $2.2 million skate park has received a soft opening by Powder Springs city officials.

California Skateparks was awarded the design-build contract by the city officials.

The skate park is among the features at the Silver Comet Linear Park on Richard Sailors Parkway at Powder Springs Road along with a covered basketball court, an inclusive playground, restrooms and a covered area with fitness equipment.

A bowl and a street course with ramps and rails are part of the skate park.

A grand opening event for the skate park will be held sometime in September, according to city spokesman Jon Gargis on the city’s Facebook page at facebook.com/CityOfPowderSprings.

All users of the skate park - no matter their skill level - are required to wear adequate protective gear, he added.

See more details at CaliforniaSkateparks.com.

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