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The Altamont Enterprise - Thursday, October 7, 2004 11 Boy rides the pipe for skateboarders By Nicole Fay Barr GUILDERLAND — Sean Molloy is upset he and his friends have nowhere in Guilderland to skateboard. The 12-year-old wrote a letter to the Enterprise editor this week expressing his frustration. He wrote that he has to beg his mother to drive him to Albany to skateboard. \If adults can have a place to go play golf or tennis...why can't, \ kids have a place to do the thing they love?\ Molloy asked. \Over the years, some people have talked to me about it,\ Dennis Moore, the town's parks superintendent, said this week of the town's not having a skate- boarding park. Molloy and his mother visited Moore a few weeks ago with their concerns, he said. But, the town of Guilderland hasn't given much consideration to a skateboarding park, Moore said, adding that Molloy is the first person to bring it up in years. Asked what Molloy or others interested in a skateboarding park can do to try to get one in Guilderland, Moore said they can start by speaking with the town supervisor or town board mem- bers. Or, he said, \They can touch base with me.\ The first thing needed for a skateboarding park, Moore said, is funding. The cost, he said, would \depend on the scope of what you're planning.\ He's seen parks elsewhere that have cost a quarter of a million dollars, he said, including insurance and lia- bility costs. \It takes quite a bit of plan- ning,\ Moore said. \You don't just dream these things up....And, it takes a cooperative effort; it takes volunteers.\ The issue of Guilderland's not having a skateboard park came up seven years ago. In 1997, Up, up, and away: Sean Molloy,' 12, of Guilderland demonstrates his skill. \EM Ali::'*:TiI13\: EM¥l*IVPIfICE * Af*. •' : -iol5' : 'l*|niliElf'lMl»l3i*'''rtl'- there was outcry from incensed skateboarders in Altamont be- cause they weren't allowed to ride on village streets or in village parks. They rallied at Altamont Village Hall, which is in the town of Guilderland. Then, The Enterprise wrote an editorial in favor of skateboard- ers having a place to practice their sport. 'Why can't kids have a place to do the thing they love? That October, the village board voted unanimously to allow skateboarding at Bozenkill Park. The village board found that building a standard skateboard- ing park in Altamont was very expensive, Jean La Crosse, the village clerk, said this week. So, the board allowed the sport if skateboarders and their families would build and pay for the skateboard ramps at the park, she said. But, she said, the ramps were made of plywood and not very sturdy. \They got very easily dam- aged,\ La Crosse said. \They were not sufficient for skate- boarding.\ \We didn't have the funds to build one,\ she said of a skate- boarding park. When Bozenkill Park had the plywood ramps, La Crosse said, the village had regulations for skateboarding. Under-age riders were required to fill out a parental-consent form at Village Hall and get a skateboarding pass, she said. Also, children were only allowed to skateboard if wearing protective gear, such as helmets and knee pads, she said. But, La Crosse said, \This wasn't happening.\ Children were skateboarding without consent or protective gear. The village then decided to remove the ramps, which were in bad shape, La Crosse said. \It was not worth putting the village at that kind of liability,\ she said. Free legal help Legal clinics are available tc individuals who need legal ad- vice, but can't afford a lawyer. The clinics offer free, private, and confidential consultations on any topic, including divorce, tenants' rights, custody, child support, employment and dis- crimination issues. Legal clinics will be offered in October on the following dates at the specified locations: — Wednesday, Oct. 27, at The Prevention Council, 36 Phila Street, Saratoga Springs; and — Thursday, Oct. 28, at Equinox, 95 Central Avenue, Albany. To schedule an appointment or for more information, call The Legal Project at 435-1770. Food pantry to benefit from 110- foot sub sandwich VOORHKESVILLE — Nichols' Market is ready to build Albany County's Longest Sub Ever, again. On Saturday, Oct. 16, Nichols' Market, formerly SuperValu Foods, will be building and selling a 110-foot submarine sandwich and donating all proceeds to the New Scotland Community Food Pantry. The slicing of the sub will begin at 11 a.m. For a $3.50 donation customers will get a jumbo-three-inch slice of sub, a bag of chips, and a can of soda. If the entire sub is sold, the following local businesses have agreed to help match the dona- tion to the food pantry: Ad- vanced Auto Repair, Advanced Car Wash Systems, Atlas Copco, C &R Drywall, C & R Gas Logs and Fireplaces, Dernier Cri of New York, Hudson River Bank and Trust Foundation, Luczak Financial, Mitchell Ross Asso- ciates, Norman Ellenbogen DDS and Steven Lysenko DMD, Refined Designs, Select Energy, Video World, and Voorheesville Wine and Liquor. On Oct. 21, 2000, Nichols' Market built an Albany County Record 104-Foot Sub and donated all proceeds from the sale to the food pantry. The entire sub sold in less than one hour. DOG OBEDIENCE CLASSES Starting October 27 - Class size limited - Puppy/Beginner • six weeks Class will include all the basic exercises, resulting in a dog your whole family will enjoy. Therapy Dog Class • six weeks Class will include all the exercises required for CGC/TDI test. 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