Milton Skateboarding Law Carries Special Significance for One Father
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Updated: 10:08 PM Jul 2, 2008
Milton Skateboarding Law Carries Special Significance for One Father
The town increased the penalties for public skateboarding by 300% this week.
Posted: 9:56 PM Jul 2, 2008
Reporter: Carrie Cline
Email Address: carrie.cline@wsaz.com
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MILTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- Kickturn, heelflip and grind! If you know skateboarding, you know these daredevil tricks.

As challenging as they are, those tricks aren't appreciated when they're taking place on the city picnic tables or park benches. It's enough to force one city to take drastic measures to restrict the high flying antics.

"I don't mind the skateboarding," Bill Kelley said. "I just don't like where they're doing it."

And where they're doing it is at April Dawn Park. It's named for Bill Kelley's daughter who died when she was just 11 years old.

"She had many birth defects and didn't make it," Bill Kelley said. "This park means a lot to me."

The signs of skateboarding abuse in this park are everywhere.

So the Milton town council took a harsh stand this week. A first offense skateboard violation has now increased more than 300% from $5 to $50. A second offense could result in the skateboard being impounded for thirty days.

"No, I don't think it's too harsh. The parents will learn," Frances Hickman said while enjoying an afternoon at the park with her grandchildren. She's seen the skateboarders and thinks the tough penalties are long overdue.

Bill is just protecting his daughter's legacy while offering a place for other children to enjoy. He agrees the skateboarders need a place too. Those plans for a skate park are underway for the future.

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Posted by: i live in Milton on Jul 5, 2009 at 12:32 AM

ii sat at the park today and listened to the great music Journeymen you were awsome our new mayor on town is starting off good today july 4 2009 was the first time we had fireworks other then the fair in a few years, i must say i was impressed. one of the prizes raffled off today was a skate board. it was given to a child at the park, so i just hope that now the kids will have a place in the park to use it at.rock on ....
Posted by: kitten on Jul 4, 2009 at 07:42 AM

.count.there is plenty of space in the back area of the park to build a nice skate boark park for the kids in town. and im sorry to say but untill one is build, kids are gonna skate.that is there way of saying hey lets do this. there not old enough to vote. and think about it at 18 would you want a car or a skateboard to pick up your date.i agree with booger all milton is good for is a meth lab. im ashamed of this town. milton dont even own miltons park huntington owns miltons park how sad is that. at least when i was a kid it was miltons. but now you cant even walk on the side walk unless you get a fine. i just hope the kids in this generation and all that follow can stand up for they believe in and if its a skate park or what ever then by all means skake on.... just not at miltons precious park lol
Posted by: Kitten on Jul 4, 2009 at 07:24 AM

first of all the kids in this town have been promised things since i was a child growing up here im 31 now. unless our new milton mayer does something it wont happen. taking a skatebord away wont stop kids, they are on sale at walmart for 20.00. cheap ones at big lots. what happen to the skate ramps on the corner of lawhorn street? oh wait that has somes name on it too, come Apri Dawn is not one persons park just because is has there daughters name in memory. what if she was still here with us today. and could of been able to of that child hood. she may have wanted a skatboard. maybe she could have done half pipes, yes that a skater term not a drug term.you want to get rid of something in this town then get rid of the icecream truck. and let kids be kids. who knows maybe the icecream truck is a cover up, maybe it a drug mobile. if the kids here in milton are skating and out of trouble then build the park. stop building false hopes and dreams. think about it the kids of today r future.
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