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Skate park getting money boosts

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Wednesday, April 04, 2012

The future Waynesville Skate Park has been awarded a grant in the amount of $1,260 from the North Carolina Community Foundation.

The park also recently received a grant from the Tony Hawk Foundation in the amount of $5,000.

The planned 8,000-square-foot skate plaza will be located at the site of the old horse ring on Vance Street in Waynesville. Construction is expected to begin this summer. The estimated time to completion is 60 to 90 days.

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