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Wednesday, 13 July 2011 18:02 | 
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"Huge" Decision
On Monday June 11, Council adopted a resolution siting Rossland's future skatepark in the South-East corner of the Emcon lot. Councillors in support of the motion spoke of the move as the first step in greening the lot, in line with plans to convert it to other civic plaza-like uses. They also noted the benefit of locating the park next to RSS, allowing organized programs of recreation and school programs to use the park.
Getting this decision is a huge boost to the effort to get a skatepark in Rossland. We can now move on to the design stage, with input from skaters, neighbours and others in the community, to make the park great for all concerned. And fundraising will be more straightforward, with a definite site designated. We hope to start design consultations in September -- watch this space.
RSA has two years to come back to Council with finds in hand and a plan for the park. At that point it still has to clear re-zoning, and Council should approve the plans.
Thanks to all those that worked so hard to make this great result possible!
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RossGlenn Neighbours' Meeting
As a supplement to the other consultation meetings held, Les Carter facilitated an additional meeting with the RossGlenn neighbours where he led them through basically the same exercises we followed in the larger process. The report of that meeting, which was then submitted to Council, is here.
Here is Les' summary of both meetings. RSA submitted it to Council with this cover letter which asks Council to make a timely decision on siting.
May 10 meeting results
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Great meeting! Next steps ...
Thanks to everyone that came out to the May 10th meeting -- the second and last of our facilitated process. We had more than 65 people participating.
The facilitator, Les Carter, has produced a report of the meeting, which you can find here. RSA and Les presented that report to City Council May 24th and asked Council to make a timely decision on the final site for the skatepark.
We'll keep you posted!
RSA
May 10 site selection consultation
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NO MORE MEETINGS!!!
(...well, OK. ... after this one. ... on site selection. ... run by us.)
Tuesday May 10th, Miner’s Hall, 7:30
RSA’s last facilitated consultation meeting on site selection! See all the details of the January meeting and other history below. At that meeting we agreed on ground rules for the process, and the criteria for judging the candidate sites.
We also identified a bunch of stuff we need to know before we could properly assess the sites, including the experience of other communities with their skateparks.
Les Carter, our facilitator, interviewed people from 40 other communities across BC, and has produced a short report of their stories – good and bad. Read it here. We’ve also done a quick and dirty technical assessment of the candidates, posted here. (We’ll also get to hear a summary of both at the meeting.)
So now we’re ready to go through the process of assessing the candidate sites. If you care where it goes (and why wouldn’t you?) come be part of the process.
Questions?
· Contact the process facilitator Les Carter at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ; 362-5677 (best option)
· Or contact RSA at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
· Or (if it’s about the web page) comment at the very bottom of this page.
Jan 25 meeting outcomes
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The Process Kicks Off!
So, we held a public meeting Jan. 25 2011 to kick off a facilitated process, trying to get us as a community to agreement on where to put a skatepark. The meeting drew about 25 people.
This meeting was part of a longer process that should finish this spring. It's organized and facilitated by Les Carter, on behalf of the Rossland Skatepark Association. This meeting was to get agreement on the ground rules of the process and to consider the criteria for judging the candidate sites. It also clearly spelled out the kind of information people thought we needed to make the decision properly.
The next (and last) meeting will use the ground rules, criteria, and information to judge the potential sites. If you want to help with the info gathering, let us know. We need all the help we can get.
The Meeting Results
Here is the facilitator's report from the meeting: Facilitator's report. You can also get hard copies at City Hall.
Here are the unedited comments from all the meeting participants, commenting on:
- the expected outcomes
- the ground rules
- hopes and concerns
- criteria for site selection
- information needed
And here is a guide to the process -- the document that Les produced for the Jan. 25 meeting, and the basis for comments: Process guide.
Thanks for coming out to those that did! To those that didn't, see you at the next meeting in the spring!
Yer humble servants, the RSA
