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Perth Voice, Saturday December 5, 2020 One-Stop Shop for Christmas OPEN FOR TAKE AWAY CHEAPEST The Perth EVERY NIGHT 5pm-9pm TAKE AWAY IN PERTH! SIENASPIZZA | RISTORANTE | CAFE of Lee dervill e CALL 9444 8844 Check out our menu on Facebook o or www.seinas.com.au VN 1163 Saturday oiceDecember 5, 2020 • Phone 9430 7727 • www.perthvoice.com • [email protected] 115 Oxford St, LEEDERVILLE Get your skates on! by DAVID BELL A GROUP of skaters Riders left in the lurch as council faffs about and BMXers say they’re “utterly dismayed” Bayswater council has delayed a decision to replace the Wotton Reserve skate and BMX park. The Bayswater Skate Park Community group formed after hearing the Wotton Reserve park would have to be removed for Metronet’s train line upgrades, with closure coming as early as March 2021. After some pondering and consulting, BSPC has settled on Broun Park in Embleton as the preferred spot for the relocation. It’s an open and well-lit site, close to public transport, close to where current Wotton Park users live, and has enough space for it to be a “community hub” rather than just a concrete track. Implored All along they’ve implored Bayswater council to act swiftly on a replacement, not wanting skaters and riders to be left • Members of the Bayswater Skate Park Community and Curtin uni researchers who’ve been looking into a new location. without a park for years. Pro BMXer Todd Meyn told the council back in Broun Park option. That funding squared away in against each of the locations Crs Catherine Ehrhardt, later,” and they could end March continuity was vital recommendation was the council’s bank account Cr Sally Palmer said they Steven Ostaszewskyj up with a year or longer for kids getting into the supposed to go to the before settling on a location. needed to very carefully and Michelle Sutherland period without a skatepark. sport. He honed his skills at December 8 council meeting He said December was a consider this, as moving the disagreed with the deferral “This will most definitely Wotton Reserve as a kid and for endorsement, with the bad time for consultation skate and BMX facility there but were outvoted seven to have a negative effect said; “I wouldn’t be in the detailed design to go out for three. on young people and position where I am today, consultation. BSPC member Josh young families within to be doing what I’m doing, But at the November 24 I wouldn’t be in the position where I am Eveson says the group “is the community and if I didn’t have the skate council meeting a majority utterly dismayed and in surrounding areas.” park down the road from of councillors decided to today, to be doing what I’m doing, if I didn’t disbelief that this pivotal A Bayswater staffer me.” hold off on a decision until have the skate park down the road decision on the future advised councillors this Members from BSPC February next year. location of the skatepark has decision would add three sit on the council’s skate Cr Barry McKenna said been delayed. months’ delay to the nine park committee alongside they should take their and he didn’t want this would mean “losing” a park “Council’s decision or so months of work to be four councillors, and time as “there’s going to rushed through over the in central ward, and two means they are left waiting done, and would push back that committee has be a lot more consultation holidays. of the three central ward until February, with the a new skatepark opening recommended the full going to be needed” and he There’s been a couple councillors would’ve been demolition possible as early until at least November or council endorse the wanted state government of petitions going around away in December. as March, just one month December 2021. 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