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Some city officials not told about new skate park
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One proposed site for a new skate park is at McMinnville Civic Center in this open area between two ball fields.
A break in procedure has at least one McMinnville official performing a grind about the proposed skate park.“I was, personally, a little bit stunned to find out we have a project that has been going on since October to put a skate park in,” said Alderman Everett Brock. “Personally, I would have liked to have known. I think this board deserves that.”His disappointment was voiced during Tuesday night’s Finance Committee meeting, of which he is chair.Friends of the Greenway obtained a grant for $90,000 from The Steven and Kate Smith Community Trust to establish a skate park on city property.