The skate community in the Roanoke region got some good news, the long awaited skatepark at Wasena Park will soon be under construction.  WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno has more.

Roanoke City has inked a 1-point-6-million-dollar contract with Pillar Design Studios to build a new regional skatepark. AS WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno tells us the City’s Department Parks and Recreation says it will make Wasena Park an even bigger draw.