Ok guys...finally an update. I don't know if you guys remember when I posted an email I sent to the Assistant Director of St. Louis County Parks but here is an outline of what he told me.
*they cannot let us keep doing any street gymnastics or parkour in the current county parks due to the safety of the other patrons of the parks
*they would like us to draft a proposal for a plot of land within one of the existing county parks to be a specific street gymnastics/parkour park, with grounds, equipment and obstacles as needed. as with other special interest groups they have worked with in the past, we are responsible for getting the funding (through fundraisers, sponsorships etc...) to build this special area.
*the proposal needs to include location (several if possible, since they will have to determine if the location is ok within the park) of which he suggested perhaps the old non-used pool at queeny and the grassy area next to it as one possibility since right now the pool is just sitting empty and the field isn't designate for anything. (i think that would be ace, fill the bottom of part of it with pea gravel and voila, nice flipping area!!!!)
*the proposal also needs to include what equipment/obstacles and the costs for building them and not just guesses...this needs to be estimates gotten from local stores/companies (i would imagine a mapped out drawing of the area would be best, corresponding to a key with materials needed, and cost for materials and construction)
*the proposal also needs to include how it will be funded (fundraisers, sponsorships, nice rich relatives hahahaha)
*the proposal should include some sort of time frame as well
Whereas this isn't the news I was hoping for, it is very positive.
Soooooooo.....thats where it is at. He really sounds like he wants to work with us on this and I feel that if we can present a reasonable proposal that the parks dept will accept it.
One thought I had was if we were able to do a lot of the actual building of stuff ourselves, the costs would be SO much reduced since we'd only be paying for materials.
Please give obstacle suggestions (keep it very low budget please) and give any typed proposal ideas you might have. I have a rough draft typed up but it does not include any specifics such as prices and others
FINALLY:
If this park does open there will be a HUGE Grand Opening Jam. Although it may not be big it WILL be free. So PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE come, donate, and enjoy the company.
If you would like to donate PRIOR to the visit (to aid in initial construction) feel free to go to
www.stlpk.webs.com and hit the donate button on the right. This is a dedicated paypal for the construction of this area. PLEASE DONATE! We CANT do it without you!
Wish us luck on "Our Own Slice Of Heaven"
