MORGANTOWN — Omni Associates has provided BOPARC with some initial renderings of its vision for an updated Morgantown Ice Arena. BOPARC Executive Director Melissa Wiles said she […]
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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 […]
Pickleballers rejoice: BOPARC approves bid for new Krepps Park courts
MORGANTOWN — After years of patching and resurfacing the Krepps Park tennis and basketball courts, BOPARC is moving forward with a total replacement of the park’s playing […]
BOPARC looking at $3 million-$4 million for scaled back ice arena project
MORGANTOWN — BOPARC’s scaled back project to improve the Morgantown Ice Arena is anticipated to be in the $3 million to $4 million range and completed in […]
BOPARC’s Eureka Cafe is popular, and a little complicated
MORGANTOWN — It’s a fine line to walk. In March 2023, Eureka Cafe opened in BOPARC’s Wiles Hill Community Center. It was a post-COVID request of a […]
Morgantown Ice Arena inspection yields positive news; BOPARC $3.5M in the black
MORGANTOWN — BOPARC Executive Director Melissa Wiles said she recently received some good news regarding the Morgantown Ice Arena. As a result of a $15,400 contract with […]
BOPARC plotting the post-pool future of lower Marilla Park
MORGANTOWN — Here’s an impression of BOPARC Executive Director Melissa Wiles reading through public feedback received as part of the lower Marilla Park re-imagining process. “Pickleball, pickleball, […]
BOPARC approves $13.9 million budget for 2024 fiscal year
MORGANTOWN — The Board of Park and Recreation Commissioners approved a draft budget of $13,915,950 for Morgantown’s park system for the upcoming 2023-24 fiscal year. For perspective, […]
BOPARC, Mylan Park initiating ice arena projects
MORGANTOWN — About two months after ballooning costs and public pushback prompted an 11th-hour decision to bail on a $15 million overhaul of the Morgantown Ice Arena, […]