Regarding the skatepark.

The best thing you can do is get a list of names of everyone who would use it if it was built, the more the merrier. And remind the council how useful it will be at "keeping the kids off the streets".

If you do get it, it is important that you invlove yourselves and other who would use it in the planning and layout of the ramps. Our town got one about 5 years ago and while it was much appreciated the layout wasnt exactly the best.

Good luck.