GRAFTON, Wis. (CBS 58) — Skateboarders from across the country come to Grafton, Wis., to ride the tallest half pipe in North America. Today, this half-pipe faces closure after local authorities labeled the hidden landmark the city’s biggest liability.

Barnes is miles across the plains from Grafton. Few people will have a half-pipe tucked inside the barn doors.

When the wheels of his skateboard hit this ramp, Leif Trasser finds himself at home.

“Whenever I feel sad or depressed or just want to have fun, I can just go skateboarding,” Trasser said.

The more air it takes in, the greater the rush.

“It’s a lot scarier, but it’s definitely a different experience and you can go faster and fly higher,” Trasser said.

It’s a testament to Jeremy Trasser’s love.

“When the community contacted the project, it was obvious that other people were also interested,” said Jeremy Trasser, Leif’s father.

With the nearest halfpipe nearly six hours away, Jeremy decided to carry his son’s love of the sport all the way to Grafton.

“It was a few hours a day after work. It took about 10 months,” Jeremy Trasser said.

The Midwest Vert Ramp is now the tallest public half-pipe in North America.

“When people started showing me pictures of this sudden Instagram, Tony Hawk caught wind of it and ended up coming out, and that’s how small this community is,” Trasser said.

It is also likely to stop.

“Work was carried out there without obtaining any proper permits. There is work that is probably not in compliance with building codes. We don’t know if it’s safe for the public,” said Grafton Town President Lester Bartel.

Bartel says the land the barn sits on is zoned for residential purposes.

“If (Trasser) had told us I was going to build the largest half-pipe in North America and people from all over would come here and do the events we would have told him right away – don’t buy the whole thing . ” Bartel said.

For the Trassers, this ramp was a way to share their love of the sport with others.

“Yes, I think it would be detrimental if it were to be taken away from other people who come here quite often,” Leif Trasser said.

The City of Grafton says it’s still possible, but not in this barn.

“The best solution is to find another barn that’s properly zoned so you can do this and build an empire,” Bartel said.

The town of Grafton will meet behind closed doors at Wednesday’s town meeting to decide the fate of the Midwest Vert ramp.

“For me to try to do something for my child that then becomes something so heartfelt for the community is amazing and I can’t be grateful enough,” Jeremy Trasser said.