Your not in Haddonfield you know! Colls has a Kenso element. I just can't believe they are allowing that behavior to propagate in the CBD especially in the midst of their expensive pet project.

For the record, my comment was sarcasm. What exactly is wrong with some kids doing "skate board tricks"?

Solution, give the kids a safer/better place to skate. We should be glad that there are kids that still pull their faces away from their phones and X Boxes.

Skateboarding is not a crime.

Invite them to do it outside your home. It's a nuisance. They shouldn't be doing it on other people's property. It damages railings, curbs, and steps.

I skateboarded for 15 years and it kept me out of trouble. You should be happy kids are actually doing something besides sitting on their butts. Would you rather them wasting time on the internet, doing drugs, or drinking?

Why can't we build them a skate board park within Knight Park or Cooper River Park? Other places have done that.

That would be great! Cooper River Park I think is run by the County, but in Collingswood proper Knight Park would be an ideal spot. Drumming up support and funding would be difficult though, as I see they are already trying to rebuild a playground there. Another good alternate spot would be the large empty area at the corner of Newton Lake Drive and the White Horse Pike.

There are other public skateparks in the area to look for for inspiration. Washington Lake Park, also Maple Shade has a nice park. http://www.myspace.com/mapleshadeskatepark

Also check out the public skatepark development guide, and read "why skateparks?" by Tony Hawk.
http://www.skatepark.org/public-skatepark-development-guide.html

Acknowledged by Collingswood InJersey.

This has been a social issue for decades. I'm a former skater myself and I can tell you that I SUPPORT kids skating anywhere...as long as the curb/rail damage is minimal. They're staying out of trouble and the right program can offset the "nuisances". Proper leadership will have these kids painting rails and repairing concrete. It works. HOWEVER, THAT group that hangs out at that particular location is a bunch of hotheaded little @#$% that need their rear-ends handed to them until they learn respect. THEY DON'T HAVE IT.

Late to the thread. Did you ever build a park?