This boarder-artist brought Utah its biggest skate park, but it wasn’t easy

Josh Scheuerman fought for West Valley City’s skate park for decades. Now the skate community has a place to gather and a better reputation.

(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) Josh Scheuerman, shown Monday, April 25, 2002, helped make the West Valley Skatepark a reality.

(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) Josh Scheuerman, shown Monday, April 25, 2002, helped make the West Valley Skatepark a reality.

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