LENEXA TONIGHT. KMBC NINE’S ALAN SHOPE TELLS US WHAT’S ROLLING MAGIC HAS TO OFFER. ALL RIGHT. SO WE’RE GOING TO BE DROPPING IN HERE TO THIS LITTLE LEDGE PLATFORM. NOW, FOLKS CAN SURE MAKE THINGS LOOK EASY. PROFESSIONAL SKATEBOARDER KEN RUSSELL SPENDS MOST OF HIS DAYS DESIGNING NEW SKATE PARKS LIKE
THIS ONE IN LENEXA, BUT HE CAN STILL SHRED IT WHEN ASKED TO. I THINK WHAT WE HAVE BEHIND US IS A REALLY WELL LAID OUT STREET ZONE THAT IS GOING TO CATER TO A LOT OF DIFFERENT ABILITIES. THE NEW $1 MILLION PROJECT REPLACES THE OLD SKATE PARK FROM 2001IN LENEXA.
THE CITY SAYS IT’S AN UPGRADE THAT WAS YEARS IN THE MAKING. THIS ONE DEFINITELY HAS A WIDE VARIETY COFFEY TO MEET ALL OF THE NEEDS, MANDY SAYS. IT’S A PRODUCT OF A LOT OF PUBLIC INPUT. SHE SAYS FUNDING COMING FROM THE CITY’S CIP PROJECT. THIS WAS PART OF OUR MASTER PLAN
THAT WE DID BACK IN 2012 AND THE NEW SKATE PARK REALLY DOES HAVE EVERYTHING. IT HAS A STREET AREA, IT’S GOT RAILS AND EVEN A HUGE BOWL. EVERYONE RECREATES DIFFERENTLY. AND THIS IS A PASSIONATE COMMUNITY AND IT’S JUST ANOTHER WAY FOR FOLKS TO GET OUT THERE AND GET TO ENJOY THIS LITTLE
DROP IN TIME. SKATEBOARDERS LIKE KAREN WILL TELL YOU IT’S PRETTY RAD. IT’S SOMETHING THAT NO ONE ELSE HAS IN THIS AREA. IN THE LENEXA ALAN SHOPE KMBC NINE NEWS. THE GRAND OPENING IS A
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