LISBON — Some Lisbon teens want a skate park in Lisbon and recently asked village council to consider the idea.

Brody McCreight and his father Jeremy both addressed council and were accompanied by six other skateboarders during the meeting, with Brody saying it could be small with just a couple of ramps and other features.

He also said this could bring a lot of business into town, explaining the closest skate park is in Alliance. Alliance is at least 24 miles from Lisbon.

Councilman Jerry Cox asked about the cost and proposed location. Brody gave an expected cost of $50,000 and said they were thinking some open land below Shenanigan’s Pub that’s unused could be a good spot, saying it’s close to the downtown and not far from the police station.

Mayor Peter Wilson said the Tony Hawk Foundation gives grants of up to $25,000 for skate parks.

Councilman Zachary Smith suggested talking to someone from the Youngstown Skatepark Association, noting the group has pop-up skatepark events.

Cox also knew of a local person formerly from the area involved with an association.

“Do all the homework and bring us back more information,” he said.

Councilwoman Melissa Hiner, who serves as council president, asked Village Solicitor Andy Beech to look into the liability and what the village would need to do to have a skate park, which Beech said he’ll do.

“I feel like a skate park would be a good, safe place,” Brody’s dad, Jeremy, said.

He said cameras could be put up that the police department could use to monitor what’s happening there. He also said the kids would take care of the place and police it, too, if they see someone doing something they shouldn’t be doing. They would also keep it clean.

“These kids need something,” he said, adding, “There’s not a lot of stuff for these kids to do.”

“Just please consider it,” he said.

The Sadie Van Fossan swimming pool isn’t open this summer due to the need for a new filtration system. The village recently got some good news from the state, with $150,000 awarded to replace the filtration system, but Wilson reported the standpipe test was recently completed by the water department and there’s a problem with the skimmers, too. The pool also had some leaks. Wilson mentioned calling the pool consultant about the skimmers.

Hiner said they need to get an engineer and get the project out to bid, saying they’ve been at a standstill. A request for qualifications would be needed for an engineer for the replacement of the skimmers and the filtration system. Senior Plant Operator Chris Peterson said he could work up the description to seek a request for qualifications and said an engineer should be able to get an estimate for the cost of the pool work.

“We need a project cost,” Hiner said.

Council agreed to ask Howells & Baird to look at what’s needed at the pool and to get a cost estimate.

Wilson did report everything was going well with the splash pad, which is open daily.

In other business, council agreed to work with a representative of the Great Lakes Community Action Partnership Rural Community Assistance Program after a presentation. The representative spoke briefly with council members about what she can do, talking with department heads and looking at their equipment and vehicles for a strategic plan. Wilson said it’s a free service and she can also help the village find grants. He said it would be a good idea for the village and Hiner agreed, looking at vehicles and equipment and maintenance of that equipment. In July, she’ll get started by meeting with the department heads. Cox said the council committees that oversee some of the various departments may want to be part of that, too.

Council took no action yet on a proposed five-year lease renewal for 3.17 acres of village-owned land on state Route 154 for an oil and gas lease with Hilcorp Utica, with the offer $850 per acre and 15% gross royalty. Matthew McCale of Hilcorp Utica spoke with council about the offer, noting it’s dry gas only and all underground with no pad. Royalties only happen if there’s production. The actual drilling would occur at a well already in place off of Lodge Road which may be redone.

Council also: approved resolutions related to the Local Government Fund formula; promoted police Patrolman Jordan Reynolds to the rank of Detective and Detective Trevor O’Rourke to sergeant; accepted the resignation of full-time police dispatcher Casandra Kolton; hired Sabine Hardy of Wellsville as a part-time police dispatcher; agreed to the purchase of a handheld radar for the police department for $1,218 from Midwest Public Safety; set the dates of the village wide garage sale for July 23, 24 and 25; approved the tax budget for 2027, with revenue listed as $5,354,473 and expenses as $5,663,238 (will have carryover from this year to keep budget in the black); and put the minimum bid amount of $1,200 for the sale of 2005 F250 street department truck.

The next village council meeting is set for 6:30 p.m. June 23 in council chambers.