The skies opened up but nothing could stop Yenda's skate park taking a major step towards realisation on Monday as construction commences on the park.
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Work began on the project on Monday afternoon after a crew from skate park design firm CONVIC touched down in the region - marking the next step in a prolonged back and forth surrounding the development and its location within the town's Memorial Park.
Nine-year-old Jackson Dunn helped get the project underway with a petition, which grew into a chance at earning funding through the My Community Project program, which saw residents in the state electorate of Murray vote on a project they would like to see get funding.
The park was the most popular project from among 35 in the electorate competing for $260,000 in state government funding.
Jackson's father David Dunn said it was "surreal" to see the construction of the park finally underway.
"It's right here now, it has been a long time in the making so I'm sure the kids will really enjoy it when it's finished and [they will] have something to do on weekends," Mr Dunn said.
"We drove past this morning and my son was like 'oh they're starting!' - so it'll be great for it to finally come through and be there for us instead of fighting on for it and being a dream.
"It's taken a long time to get to this position and it's really good to see it's actually happening."
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Under the terms of the funding agreement, the park had to be completed by December of this year otherwise the project could have lost the funding for the project.
However, reaction as to the park's location - within Memorial Park - has drawn criticism from sections of the community, with the Yenda Progress Association strongly opposing the site as it could be offensive regarding the site's prominence and relationship with the town's returned soldiers.
The association proposed their own 'Youth Sport Precinct' as an alternative option, however Griffith City Council elected to grant the development application during their May 26 meeting.
CONVIC site foreman Carlos Membreno said weather permitting, the park will be completed in a month.
"Obviously weather pending, but it shouldn't be a drama," Mr Membreno said.
"The lifting of the platform takes the longest and that will be the most time consuming and the most visual thing you'll see going on [during construction].
"People always are excited about it and it's our bread and butter and we love building these little things - especially in small communities where they really appreciate what we offer."