WELLINGTON - The village of Wellington Skate Park opens Saturday after a relocation project moved it to Village Park, 11700 Pierson Road. Formerly it had been at Little Blue Skateplex, 1090 Wellington Trace, adjacent to the water plant, where it resided for 10 years.

"A greater number of children come through [Village Park]. There's more opportunity for use," said Bruce Delaney, the village's athletics manager. "We hope that those people who come certainly enjoy it."

He said many more children visit the 93-acre Village Park versus the Little Blue Skateplex and that was the reason for the relocation. Village Park features a gymnasium, five soccer fields, four football fields, two hockey rinks, four baseball/softball fields, three pavilions, heart trail, tot lot, multipurpose rooms and a game room.

The skate park will be open from dawn to dusk and the children will have to sign a waiver before they are allowed to use it, said Nicole Evangelista, the village's community projects manager.

Jason Parsley can be reached at jeparsley@tribune.com.