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Council to Vote Thursday on Skate Park Grant Application

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City Council on Thursday will vote to authorize a grant application to the Cape May County Open Space Program. The application includes a designated site for a new skateboard park in Ocean City: on a portion of an existing parking adjacent to the Ocean City Fire Department on the 500 block of Asbury Avenue. The application seeks funding to help build the park. The resolution is part of the "consent agenda"— routine measures that are considered in a batch, unless a council member requests that an item be discussed separately. The council meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday at the Ocean City Free Public Library. While designating a preferred site is necessary to meet an April 15 grant application deadline, council members have said the location is not necessarily a "done deal." Read more: