Palouse Skatepark opening delayed until next spring

Plans to open the Palouse Skatepark this summer have been put on hold.

With only 87 percent of the $13,000 needed to finish the work, the skate park's directors elected to delay opening until next spring to maintain quality standards in the park's construction.

"It is sort of sad to not have the park open this summer, as many people, including myself, have been really excited to see the progress being made and wanting to get to skate," said organizer Aaron Flansburg. "But, we have seen significant materials cost savings for concrete at just one-third of the budgeted cost by hand mixing on site...