posted on 8/24/2023

Artisan Concrete, the contractor building the new skatepark at Guppey Park is anticipated to complete the park's cement work next month. Once the construction crew has completed their work, there are still a few weeks of site work before the park will be ready to open.

Recreation Director Gary Bannon does not have a firm open date but expects it to be open by the fall's end. River Street skatepark halfpipe to be removed this weekend.

The winning bidder of the River Street skatepark halfpipe plans to remove the 75-foot-long wooden vert ramp this weekend. The ramp is no longer ridable, as the ramp coping and Skatelite surface have already been removed. The rest of the skatepark remains open.

The city put the ramp out for auction in June. Four bidders competed, with a South Berwick, Maine resident putting in the winning bid of $12. The ramp was auctioned as-is, and the winning bidder is responsible for removing it.