Updated: 2:57 p.m. July 2, 2014
San Diego City Councilman Scott Sherman announced Wednesday that the California Department of Housing and Community Development has approved a $4.46 million grant to build a new state-of-the-art skatepark in Linda Vista and City Heights.
In addition to the state grant, the project received an additional $40,000 in funding from the Tony Hawk Foundation, which was created by legendary professional skateboarder Tony Hawk, who lives in Carlsbad.
The city will use the grant funding to construct an innovative, multi-generational, custom-built concrete skate park. The park is expected to be completed within two years.
The skatepark would be located within Linda Vista Community Park, which is surrounded by affordable housing. The City Heights skate park will be at Park de la Cruz on Landis Street.
This project will directly serve the residents in that community as well as be a destination for skateboarders throughout San Diego.
“The approval of grant funds for a new skate park in Linda Vista is great news for our community. I deeply appreciate the hard work of the Linda Vista Recreation Council, the Linda Vista Community Planning Group, the Tony Hawk Foundation and the local skating community spearheaded by Chris Limon for helping make this happen,” Sherman said.
The request for the funds began nearly a year ago as a join effort by Councilmembers Sherman, Lorie Zapf and then Councilmember Kevin Faulconer.
