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Brandon Skate Park To Open April 21 in Providence Park East
The Riverview park's features, designed by Team Pain, are set to attract skateboarders from throughout the region. The grand opening is free, as well as admission through the end of April.
The Brandon Skate Park in Providence Park East is set to open this month as a major attraction for skateboarders from throughout Hillsborough County and beyond.
Community members are invited to the drop-in grand opening April 21, with ribbon-cutting ceremonies scheduled for noon, followed by skateboarding demonstrations.
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The 11,000-square-foot park, at 5720 Providence Rd. in Riverview, reportedly was funded with impact fees and general revenue dollars. Team Pain, a company owned and operated by skaters that for 30 years has been creating custom skate parks for communities and skateboarders worldwide, worked under Hennessy Construction Services Corp. as a member of the design, permitting and construction team.
The Brandon Skate Park is the first skate park built with taxpayers' dollars.
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According to county officials, the park cost $499,501 and is best decribed, according to a Brandon Patch interview with Team Pain foreman Chris Berry in January, as a "street course," featuring a bowl, "like a swimming pool, 9 feet, 6 inches deep."
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