For months, the possibility of a skate park on the Peninsula has been a hot topic among residents and city officials as they consider creating the space is necessary to keep Palos Verdes skaters safe.
There's been in which local students make a case for a neighborhood skate park, , , an and even professional skateboarders who in the debate.
Gardena recently opened its first skate park after years of delays and debating, according to a Daily Breeze report. According to the article, city council members "began lobbying for a skate plaza in town about 10 years ago."
, Gardena officials had difficulty deciding where to put the park and some residents expressed concern over noise and public safety. The recently opened Gardena skate park is now located at Rowley Memorial Park, 13220 Van Ness Ave. The city also decided to build a second park, which is now under construction at Arthur Johnson Memorial Park, the Daily Breeze reported.
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