After 5 years, new skate park set to open in Hamburg

HAMBURG, N.Y. (WIVB) — Skateboarders will soon have a new place to shred in Hamburg after town officials announced plans to build a new skate park in the town.

The park is set to be located on Electric Avenue and will open in the fall.

Charity Carrig, who is part of the project, said the location was chosen because it's centrally located between the Town of Hamburg and Village of Blasdell. The idea took five years to get off the ground.

"My husband and I are just...