Dripping Springs City Council discussed possible means of financial support for the Dripping Springs Skatepark Initiative at a Feb. 11 meeting at City Hall. Mayor Todd Purcell encouraged the council to hold off on approving a specific request to apply for a grant that would support the construction of a community skateboarding park` in order to give city staff an opportunity to put together further recommendations for how the city could aid the project.
The city donated 1.5 acres of land on the northern end of Founders Memorial Park to the Dripping Springs Skatepark Initiative in 2017, and since then, the organization has worked on fundraising efforts to make the $500,000 project possible.
Dennis Baldwin, a member of the Dripping Springs Skatepark Committee, updated City Council on fundraising progress at the Feb. 11 meeting and requested that council approve a motion pledging that the city would apply for several funding opportunities on the organization's behalf, including Texas Parks and Wildlife’s Local Parks Non-Urban Outdoor Recreation grant. Baldwin also requested the city consider contributing parkland dedication funds to the project.
Several area youth who participate in current activities sponsored by the skatepark initiative spoke during the public forum on the impact skateboarding had in their own lives.
