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Jim Griffith Memorial Skate Park

Location
Tigard Civic Center Parking Lot, 13125 SW Hall Blvd., Tigard, Oregon

Open Hours
Open Daily Dawn to Dusk


Skate Park Restrooms... Friendly to the Environment
Construction is complete on the skate park ADA compliant restrooms.

To maximize our natural resources and minimize electrical use, two solar tubes have been installed. During the times when the sun cannot provide enough light and/or heat, sensors will turn on the lights and/or heat.

Furthermore, in an effort to promote water wise habits, faucets that shut off automatically and water saving toilets will be added to the list of eco-friendly devices. To lessen the amount of waste put into landfills, earth friendly push button hand dryers, instead of paper towel dispensers, will also be a part of the new restrooms. The new addition to the skate park will be healthier and cleaner due to patrons touching fewer surfaces and no paper towel waste. The City will continue our efforts to use emerging technology to improve healthy, sustainable buildings.

So next time you are showing off your 540 kickflip or landing a handplant and that urge arises, you can be confident your trip to the restroom will be eco-friendly and not put a nose grind on resources.




Jim Griffith Memorial Skate Park
After a five-year, grassroots effort to get a skate park off the ground, the Jim Griffith Memorial Skate Park was officially opened in October 2007. Skate park supporters of all ages, along with Tigard Mayor Craig Dirksen and Skate Park Chairperson Rich Carlson, were present to open this Dreamland constructed park. Park components include 2 bowls, a rotating volcano top, and street features.

The skate park construction cost about $370,000. The task force raised $65,000 in cash and in-kind contributions and the City was awarded $150,000 in Oregon Park and Recreation Department matching funds for the park project. The City of Tigard picked up the remaining balance with park system development charge funds.

Jim Griffith In 2001, members of Mayor Jim Griffith's Youth Forum proposed the construction of a skate park in Tigard, and the Skate Park Task Force was formed. The conceptual design of a 15,000-square foot, concrete, in-ground skate park was created in 2002, and, in 2003, a portion of the current Tigard Civic Center parking lot was identified as the future site of the skate park facility.

Mayor Jim Griffith was a strong advocate for Tigard youth and the skate park project. Following his death in the fall of 2003, the Skate Park Task Force requested the park be named in his honor.



Oregon Trifecta 2008


Links

Tigard Skate Park Creators


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CONTACT US
City of Tigard, 13125 SW Hall Blvd, Tigard, OR 97223, 503-639-4171 | Map and Directions

NORMAL CITY HALL BUSINESS HOURS
Monday—Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

AFTER-HOURS CONTACT
Public Works/Water: 503-639-1554 | Police Non-Emergency: 503-629-0111

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