WEST BEND, Wis. — A brand new skateboard park is coming to West Bend after the city officially donated land in Regner Park to the nonprofit raising money for the new facility.

The Friends of the West Bend Skatepark has spent two years pushing for a new park to replace the current facility, which is more than 20 years old and showing its age.

"The current skatepark is well over 20 years old. It's hard to skate it these days, so it's about time we phase out into something new that's going to be great for 50 plus years," said Isaac Sharpe, president of Friends of the West Bend Skatepark.

The new 26,000-square-foot park will be completely community-funded, meaning no tax dollars will be used for the project.

"This was the best destination the city was willing to give us, and it's 26,000 sq

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