Politics & Government
Zuma Beach in the Running for Temporary Skate Park Location
Malibu city staff recently met with representatives from L.A. County Beaches & Harbors, which manages Zuma Beach and its parking lots.
L.A. County Beaches & Harbors showed signs in a recent meeting with city representatives it is willing to consider the Zuma Beach parking lot as a temporary location for a skate park.
Malibu has been without a skate park since Papa Jack's closed in October 2011. The city has been looking for a temporary place for the skatepark.
City staff met with officials from L.A. County Beaches & Harbors last week about relocating the Papa Jack's ramps to the Zuma Beach parking lot, according to Bob Stallings, Malibu's Parks & Recreation director.
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"Conceptually, everyone agrees this site has potential," Stallings said.
Another meeting is planned soon to flush out some of the details, he said.
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Meanwhile, work is continuing on the design for a permanent home for the park. The council recently OKed a $38,000 contract to Santa Cruz-based Wormhoudt Inc. for design services for a permanent skate facility at Bluff's Park in Malibu.
Wormhoudt has designed more than 125 skateparks since 1974, according to a city staff report.
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