I just got word that the one and only meeting for the stealthy Crown Hill skatespot will be on August 2, from 6-8pm at the Crown Hill Center – 9250 14th Ave NW, Seattle, WA 98117.

Show up and get your input in!

According to MyBallard.com and the Seattle Parks Website, there will be a new skatespot up North by the Fall of 2011.

This comes at a time when Delridge is taking for-freakin’-ever and Maple Leaf skaters got straight up jacked.  I guess you can’t win ‘em all.

But I tell you what, Seattle Parks project manager Kim Baldwin sure knows how to get it done.  This one was presumed to have been DOA.  With Lower Woodland, Jefferson, and now Crown Hill under her belt, she’s looking to take the title from the reigning SPD skatepark champion, Kelly Davidson (Dahl, Delridge, and the Capitol Hill skatedot).

As usual, don’t celebrate until the ‘crete is dry, but this is a great little amendment to the system up in the NW corner of our soon-to-be-skateable city.

Watch here for the meeting notices and get your ass out there. These projects have a way of going South unless there’s a solid base of support behind them.  You never know when those crafty lawn bowlers are going to sneak up and snatch your turf.

It looks like the skatepark at Crown Hill is back on the table for discussion after an earlier round bred controversy between skatepark advocates and opponents last year. Get out to this meeting and let the panel know that skateboarding is an important part of public recreation space in Seattle:

CROWN HILL PARK NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING
July 18th
6pm-8pm
9250 14th Ave NW

Please join us! We will be discussing the current status of the Crown Hill School Site and how the City and Small Faces are working together to acquire/develop the property. There will be a discussion panel to include members of Seattle City Council, The Mayor’s office, Small Faces, and Cascade Land Conservancy.Please attend and show your support for the park & school!

The park design includes little league baseball and soccer fields, biking routes, walking paths, a skate park and a mini-amphitheater for outdoor movies and music. Families welcome! Crown Hill Park is located on the south side of Small Faces Childhood Development Center 9250 14th Ave NW, Seattle, WA 98117.

For more information, and details of the approved design please visit the web site: www.crownhillneighbors.org.

A site design diagram is also available here:
http://www.seattle.gov/parks/proparks/projects/CrownHillSchematic3.pdf