MORGANTOWN – The birds are singing. The potholes are growing. BOPARC is selling pool passes.
Don’t check the extended forecast, just believe – it’s almost spring in Morgantown.
During Wednesday’s meeting of the Board of Parks and Recreation Commissioners, Executive Director Greg Travinski said discounted “early bird” passes for BOPARC’s Marilla and Krepps pools are now available at boparc.org by clicking the “Season Passes Purchase & Info” link near the bottom of the main page.
The passes went live on Tuesday with no promotion or advertising.
Travinski said about $3,500 in passes were sold that day.
The interest isn’t surprising.
BOPARC saw a 219% jump in daily visits to its pools last summer based primarily on the opening of the $14.2 million pool and aquatic playground in upper Marilla Park.
For those looking to secure 2026 passes and save a few bucks, the 30% early bird discount runs through April 26.
Before that date, a family pass for four costs $210 — $225 after processing fees. An individual pass is $105 — $111.42 after fees.
After April 26, the prices jump to $300 and $150, respectively, plus fees.
Unlike last year, Travinski said there’s only one season pass, which will grant access to both pools.
“It got overly complicated last year. Your pool pass is good for either pool. You can no longer just buy one separately for one pool because people were doing that and getting confused … If you buy your pass, you can use the pool,” he said. “Simple, clean, easy for everybody.”
Daily rates for Krepps Pool will be $6 for youth (3-17) and seniors (55+), and $8 for adults.
Daily rates for Marilla Pool will be $8 for youth and seniors, and $10 for adults.
Children under three are admitted free at both facilities.
The pools will be open May 23-25 for Memorial Day weekend and open for the season starting May 30.
In other BOPARC news, Travinski said there continues to be issues with the Wiles Hill Community Center roof replacement project that dates back to last summer.
BOPARC hired Sutter Roofing, of Clarksburg, for $155,500 to replace the 116-year-old building’s roof in May.
“That’s a project that began in June of 2025 for leaking gutters and roof. We still have some issues with that,” Travinski said, explaining he’s consulting with the city’s legal counsel to ensure the project is completed to expectations.
“The company is being very responsive in returning each time, but I don’t want to keep calling them to return every week when it rains. They’ve done one more repair that they’ve insured and then we’re going to have a third-party inspector show up to just ensure that everything’s good to go,” he said, adding, “They’ve been very responsive, but we don’t want a patched roof. We want a really nice roof that’s not going to leak for many years.”
BOPARC’s contract with Sutter Roofing included a substantial completion date no later than five months from the June 2 execution of the agreement.
“Our goal is to see the project through to a successful completion without the need to implement contractual penalties, though we are not ruling that option out if it becomes necessary,” Travinski said.
