The Devils Lake Park Board held a regular meeting on Tuesday, April 22. Here are some highlights from the meeting.
Adam Nordenstrom spoke about the maintenance of the skate park at Roosevelt Park. He said he was looking at getting the surface area refurbished, which would help get the transitions between the ramps and ground back smooth again. He said the last time it was resurfaced was four to six years ago.
“I’ve been skateboarding over 30 years… Sometimes, a lot of kids struggle with team sports due to social anxiety or even the cost to their family.” Nordenstrom said the only thing they would need the Park Board to help with is these surface area improvements. He said he’s already raised money to help with the repairs. There are some areas of the ramps that have settled down into the surface, which is creating a dip that could potentially cause injuries. Commissioner Jamie Beck said the park board’s philosophy is that if people are willing to help make improvements and raise money, the park board will support the improvement. He added that it has to be planned so it can be put in the budget. Nordenstrom was asked to meet with Superintendent Dennis Nysbit to put together a plan for the improvements and to see if it’s possible to get something done this year.
The discussion of forbidding metal cleats during baseball games was brought up. Dennis Nysbit told the board that he reached out to other towns that have turf, and only Grand Forks is the only one that doesn’t allow metal cleats on their field. Dennis told the board that it seems like a lot of places will soon be phasing out metal cleats. The board felt it was too late for this year but could enforce it for next year. It was recommended that the board communicate with the teams to let them know it will be happening next year.
