I support all efforts skateboarding. However, I do not trust Stephanie Murdock and her mission of "the skate park of Baltimore" which she inherited from Chris Renner (RIP). I never knew Chris, however, he seemed like an authentic skater.
Here is the way I am breaking this whole thing down. The SOB (skate park of baltimore) has been raising money for 6years and has very little to show for it. The ramps that they have they cant even take care of, they sell water and put donation bins out, Stephanie shows up to design meetings and cant stay focused, she spins her wheels doing small events, the local skateshops are not behind her 100% and I just dont see how she is going to bridge the gap between where she is now and where she keeps talking about being. Currently she has a $50,000 grant from the OSI, she has from hearsay, another $30,000 and she cant even maintain a ramp at the park that exists already (that she did not pay for)....how is she going to get us skaters into a concrete park like she was proposing? I think she is a savy business woman whom has found a way to mooch off of people and grants and not work. Good for her, however, dont dangle a fake park in front of hungry skaters.
Please prove me wrong, show me the bank statements, show me where the money comes from, drop some transparency on me.
the dude at Charm City makes money but at least he does not hide it. he rolls a foreign ride, wears swanky garb and has a swager. And, he build more ramps and expands. I am a business man, I understand overhead and running a business.
Drop some transparency....please.
