MORGANTOWN — I’m not saying the amenities in lower Marilla Park are outdated, but the lights are coin operated. True story. For $2/hour, you can illuminate your […]
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Sunny days ahead: BOPARC opens new Marilla Pool with ‘first splash’
MORGANTOWN — Clouds are primarily composed of water — and yet they hate a pool party. Everybody knows it. But now they’ve gone too far. In a […]
BOPARC approves $14.3 million budget for upcoming fiscal year
MORGANTOWN — Of its anticipated $14,361,209 budget for the upcoming 2025-26 fiscal year, the Board of Parks and Recreation Commissioners anticipates $8.4 million will come by way […]
BOPARC initiates $620,000 playground project in upper Marilla Park
MORGANTOWN — For kids in Morgantown, upper Marilla Park is about to become the center of the universe. Come Memorial Day weekend, when BOPARC’s $14 million pool […]
Lombardi awarded ice arena work, BOPARC to seek ‘community forest’
MORGANTOWN — Lombardi, a general contractor based in Follansbee, has been selected to construct improvements to the Morgantown Ice Arena. The Board of Parks and Recreation Commissioners […]
Morgantown Council finalizes 100% sewer rate hike for Cheat Lake
MORGANTOWN — Sewer rates for some 3,400 Cheat Lake customers of the Morgantown Utility Board will double starting Nov. 29. Earlier this week, Morgantown City Council finalized […]
BOPARC releases details of project to remake lower Marilla Park
MORGANTOWN — In the Chinese Zodiac, 2025 will be the year of the snake. In Morgantown, it’ll be the year of Marilla Park. An estimated $23.6 million […]
Coalition asks BOPARC to consider forest designation
MORGANTOWN — What are your thoughts on mixed mesophytic forests chock full of pileated woodpeckers? And would it surprise you to know such a place exists here […]
Marilla Park pool project ahead of schedule as 65-year run nears its end
MORGANTOWN — Call it a changing of the (life)guard. After 65 years or so as a Morgantown summer staple, BOPARC’s Marilla Pool is just about ready to […]
City, BOPARC initiate financing for lower Marilla Park upgrades
With a $14.2 million aquatic complex under construction and slated to open in upper Marilla Park in summer 2025, BOPARC is turning its attention to the post-pool […]
