Skateboarders want to save Federal Way park

Skateboarders say the proposed site for a new Operations and Maintenance Facility in Federal Way is threatening a space they love.

The city was considering a few different sites for the facility, with Steel Lake Skate Park a top choice at this point. That has motivated people to speak up at City Hall.

David Waite has worked at 35th Avenue Skateboards for the last two decades, which is not far from Federal Way’s only skate park.

“To lose any kind of space like that, it's really just kind of a tragedy,” said Waite.

Waite said the space is much more than a skate park for the spot’s regulars.

“To them, it's like, all this space is sacred,” explained Waite. “Like they can't take this away. So, they were definitely pretty passionate about it.”

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