Twin Lakes Skatepark Project celebrates progress made possible by tourism grant

The Twin Lakes Skate Park Project celebrated the progress that has been made on their mission to construct a “safe, inclusive, and professionally designed” skatepark in the region this week, as the organization was formally presented with the $25,000 grant awarded by Leitchfield City Tourism.

Twin Lakes Skatepark Project Chairman Casey Keown said the project received the funding in September 2025.

“That helped us pay for Phase One of our design from Hunger Skateparks, so that includes site evaluation, conceptual planning, coordinating with us, and getting us a cost estimate breakdown, and we actually just got our first conceptual design,” Keown said.

The organization is continuing their fundraising efforts, including their upcoming Art in Motion Casino Night, which will be held at Arbor Stone Vineyard on March 28.

“It’ll include professional gaming tables,” Keown said. “We’ll have food, drinks, entertainment, and some auction items, and 100 percent of our proceeds go directly to funding the construction of our park.”

Keown says you can also support the organization by helping spread the word.

“Follow us on social media,” Keown said. “We’re on Facebook at Twin Lakes Skatepark Project. Our website is www.twinlakesskatepark.org, and we’ve got links to all of our social media there, as well as a donation portal if anybody wants to make a monetary donation.”

Ticket information for the Art in Motion event is also available on the website.