On Monday December 21, 2009 the Livingston Town Counsel awarded the contract for the construction of the Livingston Skate Park to the American Ramp Company. In the coming weeks we will be having a rules meeting where we will begin to set the policies of the skate park. Construction of the skate park will begin as soon as all of the paperwork is finished and the weather breaks in the spring. We look forward to having a state of the art skate park that will sure to be a favorite of our skateboarders in the community.
September 3, 2009
Bid for Livingston Municipal Skate Park Begins
The Livingston Skate Park Committee under the auspices of the Healthy Community-Healthy Youth Initiative (HCHY) is pleased to announce that the Mayor and Council of the Township of Livingston has put the final design and engineered plans for the Livingston Municipal Skate Park out to bid (Bid No. 032-2009). Bids are to be received no later than 11:00am on September 10th at which time they will be opened and read aloud in conference room 115 at 204 Hillside Avenue.
The future home of the skate park/plaza will be the site between the Police Department and the West Essex YMCA. Upon accepted bid the Township should be able to award the construction contract by the end of September. For more information about this contracting opportunity visit the Livingston website and click on purchasing www.livingstonnj.org/purchasing.
The Livingston Municipal Skate Park is the culmination of a planning partnership with Township skaters, HCHY and the Township of Livingston. “This park is for the enjoyment and most importantly, the safety of our children” said Alan Karpas, Co-Chairperson of the Skate Park Committee, “and it’s exciting that all the work of the last few years is coming to fruition.”
March 11, 2009
Last Call for Street Signs May 23, 2009
If you missed getting a street sign in the two auctions or if you just want to own more of Livingston History, you’re in luck. You will have one last chance to get your hands on a coveted Livingston Street Sign. Saturday May 23, 2009 at the Livingston Oval we will be having a cash and carry sale of the remaining street signs. Watch the blog for more details.
January 30, 2009
Street Sign Pickup
Pickup for the street signs will be on Saturday February 7th from 10 AM until 3 PM at the Livingston High School cafeteria. Please bring your eBay confirmation as well as your Pay Pal receipt in order to claim your sign. If there are any questions please call the hot line at 973-992-6411.
January 19, 2009
Auction Begins Tonight at 8:00 PM
The second chance auction starts tonight. Check back here after 8:00 PM and there will be a link directly to our auction page on eBay. If there are any questions please email us at livingstonskatepark@gmail.com or call the hotline at 973-992-6411.
January 12, 2009
SECOND CHANCE LIVINGSTON STREET SIGN SALE!
Back by popular demand, the “Second Chance” Street Sign Sale will take place on eBay from Monday, January 19th at 8 p.m. until Monday, January 26th at 8 p.m. People who missed out on the first auction will have the opportunity to participate in a second online auction on eBay!
Please come back to this website on Monday January 19th at 8:00 PM Eastern time for the link to the live auction site.
For additional information, or if you need assistance with the bidding process, please call the Skate Park Hotline at 973.992.6411. Assistance will also be provided to those who are “computer challenged.” Volunteers will be available to meet with people to assist them with placing their bids at the Hillside Ave. Community Center on an as needed basis.
The pick up date for the purchased sign(s) will be February 7th.
We are pleased to report that the Livingston Chamber of Commerce has designated HCHY (for the purpose of building the Skate Park) to be the recipient of 1/2 of the donations received from their Annual Chamber Gala that will be held in April.
The fundraising effort for the Skate Park continues. Donations are welcome. Checks should be made payable to “HCHY” and mailed to:
Alan Karpas
17 Mayhew Drive
Livingston, New Jersey 07039
Please remember to include “for the Livingston Skate Park” in the memo portion of your check. Donations are tax deductable.
December 18, 2008
Street Sign Pickup at Livingston High School Cafeteria
Pickup will be on Saturday December 20th from 10:00AM to 1:00PM at the Livingston High School cafeteria.
Please bring your eBay confirmation and identification. If you are a winner and are not located in New Jersey we will arrange shipping for you. Please send an email to livingstonskatepark@gmail.com and put in the subjeect line STREET SIGN SHIPPING. We have received hundreds of emails and want to make sure that we see your email about shipping. Please send us this email even if you emailed previously or left a message on eBay.
If you have any questions please email us at Livingstonskatepark@gmail.com or call our hot line at 973 992-6411
December 14, 2008
Skate Park Street Sign On-Line Auction Closes Tomorrow Night at 8 p.m
The on-line auction on the Skate Park web site at www.livingstonskatepark.org will close tomorrow evening, Monday, December 15th at 8 p.m.! THE TENSION IS DEFINITELY MOUNTING AS WE COUNT DOWN THE HOURS!
A LIVE PODCAST will be held tomorrow evening beginning at 6 p.m. at the Hillside Avenue Community Center (in the lobby) as we count down the close of the auction. The PODCAST can be watched LIVE right here. Volunteers will be on hand at the Community Center from 5 to 8 p.m. to help people place last minute bids. During the PODCAST, Robert Ehrlich will report on some of the final bids coming into the web site. People will be interviewed so that we can hear first-hand about their impressions of the auction! You are invited to come join the excitement!
HERE ARE SOME OF THE STATISTICS:
There have been nearly 18,000 page views of the signs up for auction.
There are 450 signs have bids on them.
There are 25 signs with bids over $50.00.
There are 4 signs with bids over $100.00.
Please do not miss out on this wonderful and unique opportunity to own your piece of “Livingston, New Jersey” history?
The auction bidding starts at only $25.00. The auction is run by eBay and your payment must be made through PayPal.Check back here Monday December 15th at 6:00 PM eastern for the LIVE podcast.
December 11, 2008
Street Sign Auction Update
We are in our third full day of the auction and things are heating up. Nearly a third of all the signs have bids on them. We have had messages from all over the world including the UK, Hawaii, California, Colorado, Georgia, South Carolina and the list goes on. Everyone wants a Livingston NJ street sign.
As we have stated before. Unfortunately we do not have a street sign for every street. Don’t be disappointed if we don’t have your street available. Try bidding on one of the North or South Livingston Ave signs. How about Mount Pleasant Ave? There are lots of really great street signs for the bidding.
Don’t forget the auction ends on Monday December 15 at exactly 8:00 PM eastern. Check back here starting at 6:00 PM on Monday evening for the count down to the end of the auction LIVE from the Senior Community Center. We will be doing a live video podcast keeping everyone up to date on the auction.
