City OKs Fireman Park for new skateboard half-pipe

With respect to the curmudgeons, Libby City Council approved the placement of a structure for local skate boarders at the Jan. 6 meeting.

Fireman Memorial Park will be the site of a new 23-foot by 18-foot mini half-pipe. It will be located in the southwest corner of the park adjacent to the Libby Cemetery. A fence separates the park from the cemetery. Construction is expected to begin in the spring.

At the Dec. 16 meeting, councilors unanimously approved the measure, but a site for the mini half pipe was needed after some of the proposals were shot down due to various concerns.