Provident Skate Park
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Provident Skate Park is a skateboard and inline skate park in Visalia, California.
Creation
It was created in December 1996 when the Kaweah Delta Health Care District led in an effort to create a park specifically for skateboarders and inline skaters. [1] The hospital received many donations, including a large sum from the Provident Mortgage Corporation, after which the park was named. The hospital also initiated a payroll deduction option for the hospital's employees. With these combined efforts, the Kaweah Delta Health Care District was able to raise over $260,000. Over 80% of the funds spent on the creation of the park were from the efforts of the community.
Approval
After most of the necessary money had been accumulated, the Visalia City Council approved an area of 3 acres (12,000 m2) at Recreation Park for Provident Skate Park to be built. A unique team of several local skateboarders, a contractor, a draftsman and city and hospital staff were brought together to create a unique design. Several meetings were held for skateboarders to share their ideas to help make the park fun and different, while catering to their interests. In order for the skate park to succeed, it had to have the ability to keep skaters off private property and let them have their own area to skate.
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