When i tried to think of a suitable place to apply for a Tony Hawk Foundation skate park grant, i could not think of any place. After all, municipal improvement projects are not at the front of my mind. It took until my wife suggested her hometown of Greenville, MI for me to find my location.
Greenville, MI would make a great place for a skatepark. My mother in law suggested that the youth of the community needed more positive, engaging, social, outdoor activities. Greenville has lost a lot of jobs in town over the years. Drug and crime activity has increased in correlation.
There is a only an indoor dirt track course for youth to enjoy in town, and the closest skatepark is 12 miles away in nearby Belding, MI but the distance is down a busy commuter highway so young people from Greenville are not likely to make use of it..
Greenville, MI :
Population in 2012: 8,435 (98% urban, 2% rural). Population change since 2000: +6.3%
Males: 4,227
(50.1%)
Females: 4,208
(49.9%)
Median resident age:
34.7 years
Michigan median age:
40.9 years
Zip codes: 48838.
Estimated median household income in 2012: $27,077 (it was $30,453 in 2000)
Greenville:
$27,077
MI:
$46,859
Estimated per capita income in 2012: $17,970
Read more: http://www.city-data.com/city/Greenville-Michigan.html#ixzz3FKkNkHZr
Greenville, MI would make a great place for a skatepark. My mother in law suggested that the youth of the community needed more positive, engaging, social, outdoor activities. Greenville has lost a lot of jobs in town over the years. Drug and crime activity has increased in correlation.
There is a only an indoor dirt track course for youth to enjoy in town, and the closest skatepark is 12 miles away in nearby Belding, MI but the distance is down a busy commuter highway so young people from Greenville are not likely to make use of it..
Greenville, MI :
Population in 2012: 8,435 (98% urban, 2% rural). Population change since 2000: +6.3%
Males: 4,227
(50.1%)
Females: 4,208
(49.9%)
Median resident age:
34.7 years
Michigan median age:
40.9 years
Zip codes: 48838.
Estimated median household income in 2012: $27,077 (it was $30,453 in 2000)
Greenville:
$27,077
MI:
$46,859
Estimated per capita income in 2012: $17,970
Read more: http://www.city-data.com/city/Greenville-Michigan.html#ixzz3FKkNkHZr
References
Greenville, Michigan. (n.d.). Retrieved October 6, 2014.
Greenville, Michigan. (n.d.). Retrieved October 6, 2014.