Business retailers and the public are often against skateboard parks and yet a skateboard park will mean less skateboarders breaking the law and causing problems in shopping centers. It also means less cost and security guards to chase them away. It will also alleviate the cost of police who are often called because of the skateboarders.
Skateboard parks makes sense but it is hard to gain public support and therefore one of the best things skateboard park planners need to do is to send out direct-mail marketing campaigns to the local citizenry and public to explain the new skateboard park proposal.
Additionally, the skateboarders themselves and their parents may volunteer their time to help get an initiative on the ballot, lobby local politicians or even show up at City Hall for the planning commission meeting. With public support a new skateboard park in town is possible and feasible and it will eliminate many problems.
This is why I recommend direct-mail marketing advertising in those little coupon book packages that are sent out to people in various zip codes. If the public within a 15 mile radius gets these little cards explaining the skateboard park, then you will watch your support for the project grow and then your town can finally have a skateboard park.