WESTFIELD — After a unanimous vote by the Community Preservation Commission of $500,000 on April 10, and the recent news that the project has been recommended by the state for an $800,000 Land & Water Conservation Fund grant, a newly modernized skate park is looking more and more like a reality for 2026.
At the meeting, Community Development Director Peter Miller said the existing skate park in Amelia Park was designed and built in 2001 at a different time in skateboarding and wheel sports, and has a lot of rough edges. “This reuse would allow for all wheel sports — bicycles, rollerblades, wheelchairs — acceptable for all people on wheels,” he said.
