The city’s council this week awarded a tender for the third and final stage of the James Scott Memorial Skate Park, at Willow Park, to Wodonga-based Colombera Constructions.

The company, which started the work on the park back in 1995, will now complete what it started with a $260,435 project.

The council had budgeted $230,000 for the project — $130,000 of its money plus $100,000 from the state government — but found another $30,425 in the coffers after tender bids came in higher than that.

Another $30,000 has been set aside for landscaping and lighting.

The extension had a stage and event area, basketball half-court and stepped areas for skating and seating.

Regular park users were pretty happy yesterday to hear there would be more room and offered a few more suggestions for designers.

“Nah, we don’t need the basketball courts — just more scooters,” said Jack Driscoll, 14.

“They could fix the bottom area and make it just for the little kids, too, they always try to ride here where we are,” said Riley Valta, 14.

Designs for the new section were created in July after consultation with residents.

Feedback was also gained from Melbourne pro-skater Morgan Campbell who visited Wodonga for a brainstorming session with the design team.

The $100,000 state grant the council received in November 2013 was its second to develop the park.

The $100,000 it received in 2012 went to help pay for the $238,000 second stage — an extension of the original bowl.

Cr John Watson, who was on the council in 1995 when work started, said it would be “fantastic” to see it completed.

Colombera will build the park over 22 weeks, allowing most of area to keep operating.