Glacier’s Coal Skatepark Gets Noticed

by The Editors on January 14, 2010

Screen-Shot-2010-01-11-At-1.05.09-Am-300X169In November 2009, when Watcom County Washington resident Joe King purchased 25 acres of land in Glacier, Washington formerly owned by Crown Pacific Partners Lumber Company he had no idea the land also included the Coal Creek DIY skateboard park, according to the Foothills Gazette.

When Whatcom County resident Joe King became the new owner of the land on Nov. 20, he said he was aware the property came with coal pads, but had no idea a skate park was included. After a visit to the planning department on an unrelated matter, King said he was informed of the park and the fact it is out of compliance with Whatcom County code. He declined to elaborate about the property. . . According to Senior Planner Suzanne Bosman, of Whatcom County Planning and Development, the department was unaware of the park’s existence until a fire inspector visiting Glacier went up Coal Creek Road to turn around and then saw the structures.

Now park organizer Jeremy Miller and King are working together to see what they can do before the 30-day window for code violations closes.

[Link: Foothills Gazette via The Skateboard Mag]

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