The City of Fernandina Beach will host a homecoming parade Friday to celebrate Olympic skateboarder Poe Pinson, who placed fifth in the Women’s Street final at the Paris Olympics.
In addition to the parade, Fernandina Beach officials renamed the skate park located in Main Beach Park to “ Poe Pinson Skatepark” in honor of Pinson.there are plans to build a new skate complex at that same location, and recently, the city commission committed $90,000 in the proposed 2024-2025 budget for this project, although additional funding still needs to be cleared as it is expected to cost $1.2 million.
Pinson attended the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee meeting on Aug. 13 to address the committee and share what the skate park means to her and why she thinks it’s important to build a new skate complex. “Skating has taught me so much, has brought me to so many different places, kept me out of trouble,” Pinson said.Marcela joined News4JAX in 2023. She grew up in Mexico and eventually moved to California to pursue her dream of becoming a journalist. Now, she is a proud San Diego State University alumna who has many years of experience in TV and digital journalism.
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