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Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Oakmont Council Notebook: Park Hours, Curb Project & Police

Here's a look at items discussed at Oakmont Council's January voting meeting.

Several items were discussed at the Jan. 14 Oakmont Council voting meeting. Here's a roundup: Park Hours The Riverside Park operating hours will change. Council agreed to change the park hours to the following: 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. during standard time and 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. during Daylight Savings. The park used to be open from dawn until dusk, but rec board members have said more people are using the newly installed track during the early morning and late night hours. New Park Name The new park to be located along Dark Hollow Road has been named. Officials agreed to name the park Creekside Park—it is located near Plum Creek, and it ties in with Riverside Park. For more information about the project, click here. Police Report Oakmont police …

Thursday, January 10, 2013

Name Chosen for New Oakmont Park

The new recreation space will be located along Dark Hollow Road.

A future recreation space along Dark Hollow Road soon will have a designated name. On Monday, Oakmont Council is expected to approve the name Creekside Park for the new area. The creation of the area is part of a settlement between the borough and Kacin Co. The developer is responsible for creating the recreation space because its Edgewater at Oakmont housing plan doesn't contain recreation space, per zoning regulations. Oakmont Recreation Board member Tom Bland said members liked the Creekside Park name because it goes hand-in-hand with Riverside Park, the main park in the borough. Another option was Creekside Sports Park, but the rec board and council favored the first option. Creekside Park is expected to have a gravel parking lot, …

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Heidi Dezayas

9:56 am on Thursday, January 10, 2013

Nice one, Ernie! I believe a similar question was asked at the meeting ;-)   more ›

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