By COLE REIF
Great Bend Post
The City of Great Bend expects a quick turnaround for repairs to the
Brit Spaugh Skate Park, known as “Da Cage” on Morton Street. A preliminary bid to remove
and replace the surface at the skate park came in at just shy of $102,000 for the
125' x 125' surface.
The chain link fence will also be replaced around the park. The Great Bend City
Council considered going from a 6' tall fence to four feet to save money.
Great Bend Director of Public Lands Scott Keeler pointed out the advantage of
the 6' wall, which eventually the council was in favor of.
"A four foot fence, for teenagers, they're going jump clear," said Keeler. "The next thing you know, you have the top rail bent down. That was the reason I was going with six foot. It's a little more of a deterrent for jumping over the top of it. You wouldn't have to deal with the bent up top rails."
The .15% quality of life sales tax will cover the expense for the resurfacing
and fence replacement. There is $130,000 set aside for the project to hopefully be completed by June.