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By Bryan Dooley
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CALDW ELL — Local offi-
cials, business leaders, skat-
ers from around the area
and others gathered despite
cold, rainy weather Monday
afternoon for a ribbon cut-
ting ceremony at Caldwell's
Pipe Dream Skate Park.
Scott Pemble, one
of three brothers heav-
ily involved in the project
through the Mayor's Youth
Advisory Council's skate
park subcommittee, said
the goal was to create a
unique park space that
would attract beginner, in-
termediate and advanced
skaters.
The park's official open-
ing is the. culmination of
three years of work in
which local youth played
a major part. Members of
the Youth Advisory Council
and others involved in the
project broke ground at the
park site in Sky Ranch Busi-
ness Center in December.
The Youth Council made
planning and funding deci-
sions and handled design
and contracting.
The total estimated cost
of the project is $318,000
and it consists of 20,000
square feet — 16,000 for
street -style skating and
4,000 for a 9.5-foot-deep
bowl. Work is not yet com-
plete at the site; landscap-
ing and other improve-
ments are still to come.
Officials plan to place
a bronze memorial at the
park honoring the Pem-
ble family's work on the
project and to pay special
tribute to David Pemble, a
well-known skater in the
community who died in an
automobile accident in Au-
gust 2006 at age 20.
The family prepared this
statement for the park's rib-
bon cutting: "David loved
spending time at the skate
park not only to have fun,
but to establish friendships
and develop a sense of com-
munity ... Our family's wish
is that David's legacy, of
kindness will be continued
at this plaza."
Nampa Mayor Garret Nancolas, left, cuts the ceremonial ribbon during the opening ceremonies for the newly construct-
ed Pipe Dream Skate Park, Monday! The skate park, which has been in progress forthree years, was largely overseen by
the Mayor'sYouth Advisory Council, and many of the Council's members also attended the ribbon cutting.
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