In December 2023, the Town of Wake Forest purchased 8.3 acres of land adjacent to Devon Square and E. Carroll Joyner Park, 701 Harris Road, with plans to build a skate park and pump track on the property. In early 2024, as a requirement of obtaining grant funding for the project, the Town sought public input via two community meetings and an online survey. In late 2024 the Town received a PARTF (Parks & Recreation Trust Fund) grant in the amount of $500,000 to assist with building the facility. Earlier this year, after a publicly advertised Request for Qualifications (RFQ), Wake Forest hired New Line Skatepark Inc. to manage the design and construction of its first skate park and pump track.
As an important next step in this process, the Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources (PRCR) Department will host a public meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 30, to solicit input from residents concerning the construction of the new facility which is tentatively scheduled to include a skate park, pump track, basketball and fitness courts, restrooms, and picnic shelter. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. in the Wake Forest Town Hall Ground Floor Meeting Room, 301 S. Brooks St. The room is most easily accessed via Town Hall’s Taylor Street entrance.
The meeting will include a brief presentation, followed by an open discussion where attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions and share suggestions. Town staff and representatives from New Line Skatepark will be on hand to answer questions and gather public input.
For more information, including the results of the 2024 online survey, visit https://engagewakeforest.org/skate-park-pump-track-basketball-court or email PRCR Director Ruben Wall at rwall@wakeforestnc.gov.