Youths helping to design Seymour skate park

 

Professional skateboarders/skate/BMX park designers Mike McInTyre, right, and Kanten Russell, work with Seymour High and Middle schoolers as they asked for the kid's input on a skate/BMX park for the town. The two, from Action Sports in California, came to meet with area kids who will uses the park and get their ideas on what they want.The meeting was held at Seymour Middle School. Peter Casolino/Register

By Phyllis Swebilius
Register Staff
SEYMOUR — A dozen young athletes spent more than an hour Thursday afternoon designing their ideal skate/BMX park.
Under the guidance of Kanten Russell and Mike McIntyre of Action Sport Design, Carlsbad, Calif., the teens worked in groups with pencils and grid paper to lay out the half-pipes, box jumps, and other features they’d like to see.
They referred frequently to three designs Russell and McIntyre brought with them for the meeting in the Seymour Middle School cafeteria.
The input doesn’t stop there. The youths have another week to submit ideas online to Action Sport. In two weeks, the company will present three concepts to the youths and Skate Park Commission.

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