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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

UTF skate park demolition to start Aug. 3

Downtown Spokane’s Under the Freeway Skatepark will be demolished starting Aug. 3, the city says. The park sits on Department of Transportation property, and has a reputation for attracting crime and graffiti, prompting city officials to begin talking about options for its replacement several years ago. The city’s parks and recreation division is working with Seattle-based Grindline Inc., a skatepark design company, to identify a location for a replacement. The consensus of people attending a meeting on the subject in June was for a new park in Riverfront Park. The Grindline report is posted at the parks website. The city’s park board will have the final say on a location. The city has earmarked $288,000 from a previous park bond for a new skatepark. City officials are encouraging people who use the park to visit before it’s demolished and post photos to Facebook and Instagram using the hashtag #UTFTribute.