NIMBYs—those skatepark opponents that are arguing beyond reason—use fear to spread their message. It’s a powerful motivator. Fear captures the attention of people that would otherwise be neutral about the skatepark, or even support it. Fear sells newspapers and turns boring meetings into chaotic shouting matches. Fear is the NIMBY’s biggest tool in their anti-skatepark campaign.

From the skatepark development guide, don't buy into the Anti-Skatepark message, "Rome wasn't built in a day" neither will a skatepark be built in a day, we're headed in the right direction and this time we won't miss it.