Construction Information - Rocker Memorial Skatepark

TLDR: We are targeting May 2025 for the build of Rocker Memorial Skatepark. BIG Money is needed to hit that date.

Rocker_Memorial_Skatepark_Overview_December2024

We’re pleased to announce that on Dec 4th, 2024 we were awarded $125,000 by Tahoe Truckee Airport District. We need help raising the remaining funds through grant applications and public reachout.

Why May 2025? We have to meet a 70% funding threshold (either cash in hand or committed donations of materials/labor) in order to break ground as specified in the MOU (Memorandum Of Understanding) between TDPRD & RMSP. Links to the full estimate and TDRPD are below. The full estimated cost of the project is $3.3 Million. The skatepark area by itself is roughly $1.5 Million, the rest being all of the civil improvements required (landscaping, curb/gutter/sidewalk, parking lot, wetland mitigation). 70% of $3.3M is $2.31M. We believe there’s up to $900K out there in in-kind donations of materials and labor. That leaves a deficit of roughly $1M in order for us to be able to break ground.

Rocker Memorial Skatepark Cost Estimate 5.15.24

MOU TDRPD – Skatepark Feb 2024

We’ve been approved by ToT, we know it can be built. It’s cost over $200,000 to wade through permitting. RMSP will need to re-submit for approval extension by July 5th with ToT to get an extension since it’s taken so long to complete the conditions of approval. It’s crazy that it’s taken this long, but we have the remaining pieces finally coming together as we inch towards the finish line. We’re close to finally getting agreement between TDRPD, TDPUD & ToT on the conditions of approval.

Lots of documentation available at all of the links below.

RMSP – Skatepark & Landscape Plans

RMSP – Civil Improvement Plans

Town of Truckee Planning Page

https://www.townoftruckee.com/330/Rocker-Memorial-Skate-Park

CEQA Documentation

https://ceqanet.opr.ca.gov/2022050334/3

Charity Smith & TTCF Pages

https://charitysmith.org/memorial-funds/rocker-memorial-skatepark/

https://www.givebacktahoe.org/organization/Rockerskatepark

News Articles:

https://www.sierrasun.com/news/rocker-memorial-skatepark-receives-100k-grant-for-construction-of-new-skate-park-in-truckee/