Heidi for president. BMX infiltrates in Belgian politics to get an indoor park.
Sep 01, 2012
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Pieter Possenier & Heidi Tiebergynare are trying to get a free and public indoor skatepark build in the city of Kortrijk. The normal way is to go ask the policy makers and ask for it, and then wait for 5 years. Pieter has done this before, and it worked but this time they are going to do it better, instead of going to the policy makers, Heidi and Pieter want to become one. That way they don't need to ask, but can decide to get an indoor skatepark. Here's the plan according to Pieter: "Here in Belgium you have to go vote from when you are 18 years old (you get a fine of 150€ if you don't). The thing is that most party's don't have young people on their list, and thus don't have a agenda for them. By speaking directly to all skaters, bmx'ers and general youth we have a good chance to get elected, and even if we don't, this is going to put the indoor skatepark on the politic agenda, and thus have a good chance that we will actually get it." That actually sounds like a masterplan, doesn't it? Possenier continues: "There is already a building that the city bought for a youth project that we can build it in. Our aim is to get some sort of mini Woodward type park, with lots of different ramps, but also resi's and a foampit. The closest park like this is now 040 from Pim van den Bos and that's 2h driving from Kortrijk. We have already 6 skateparks in the city, including an awesome skatebowl I designed and team Pain came to build, but it's raining a lot in Belgium, so we need something in a building as well."
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