Date: January 12, 2002	Contact: Darren Pudgil
	tel: (619) 531-5894

ROBERTS, COMMUNITY LEADERS BREAK GROUND ON CLAIREMONT SKATEPARK

Supervisor Roberts joined with community leaders in Clairemont today to break ground on a
sprawling new skate park next to the Clairemont Recreation Center.

"We're often telling our kids to say ‘no’ to this and say 'no' to that – this park is definitely something our
kids can say ‘yes’ to,” said Supervisor Roberts, who secured $200,000 in county funding to build the
$375,000 park."

"This happened because a great many people in Clairemont made a commitment to give our kids something fun
and productive to do after school and on week-ends,"added Supervisor Roberts.

The project is a partnership between the County of San Diego, City of San Diego, the Mission Valley YMCA, the Clairemont Town Council and the Jim and Gail Krause Family.

Also attending the groundbreaking ceremony were Clairemont Town Council Members Dave Konstantin, Billy Paul, and Glenn Schmidt, who spearheaded the project at the community level.

The 53,000 square-foot park will open in June.