Back To School Music Event - Aug 20th - 11am-?

Community Music event is scheduled at the Mercersburg Inn lawn on August 20th from 11am - Dark.  Come join Mercersburg Park Association and your neighbors and friends for a community event sponsored by the Mercersburg Inn.  Bands include Pale Barn Ghost Mudcracker and the Pale Rider, Through the Reflection,Wings that Buzz, and Nick Andrew Staver.  Romeos Pizza and Alpine Eatery will have food trucks on site. The Mercersburg Inn, sponsors of the event, will have a full bar available too! Bring your family and some chairs and enjoy a day listening to the areas best bands.  This event benefits the Mercersburg Park Association.  Entrance is by donation.  Please don't park at the Inn.  We are still working on a shuttle service from downtown Mercersburg.

The Event on Sunday March 20th unveiled a plan for the use of the property located off of Park Ave. in Mercersburg.  The picture and overlays outlines a vision for the park, how many of the areas could fit in with an entrance off of Park Avenue.  The red line is the outline of the 100 year flood line, a place where we couldn't build certain parts of the plan like stormwater catchments or the skatepark.  Within those areas however we can build the off leash dog run, the play field and some other areas.  The dark red area near the parking lot is the community center.  Our thinking on the community center is it would have a basketball court, meeting rooms, bathrooms, and a kitchen/vending area for events.  The light area in the top left corner is a 10,000 sq.ft. skatepark.  All these areas including the parking, the fields, and buildings are able to be changed, and are used here as examples for how a park could look in this area.  As we progress we welcome your input into  making this park something for everyone in the town.  Help us make this a possibility by joining our group, donating resources, and providing feedback.  100% of our board has invested in this park.

Mercersburg Park Awareness and Fundraiser

This Sunday all day Flannery's tavern in Mercersburg PA will host an event for the Mercersburg Park Association to help us get the word out and raise funds for the park.  10% of the proceeds raised will go to planning and building the park.  We are officially registered with the state and the US government as a non-profit.  We have also finalized our board of directors and are ready to start up on the work needed to make this project happen. I hope you all can find the time to get down there and help us out.  If you can't and would like to help please feel free to contact us via facebook at the skatemercersburg page and we'll get you the needed information.

Executive Board for Park Elected- call for Board Members

In November the creation of the Executive Board was established.  Jason Cotton was elected as the President of the Mercersburg Park Association.  Clifford Pine was chosen as the Vice President, Ryan Smith as the Secretary, and Todd McGuire as the Treasurer.  In December and January the call was put out by these Executive Board members to find others interested in serving on the board.  The creation of standing committees and planning started for a gala fundraising event in February.  Currently work is being done on the overall plan for the park including pricing of each intended area.  If you are interested in more information please see our facebook page here.  The park association is much closer today to finalizing the legal and non-profit requirements and we should be established fully as a 501 c-3 by the end of January.  We are excited about the progress we have made.  If you are interested in contributing to our effort please contact us via facebook.  We will establish a website this year and email addresses, but for the time being facebook is the most visited area.

New land, new organization, new energy

For those of you who are following our "progress" you'd be happy to know that we have found new people to work with on our project and we are currently working with a land owner in town on a site that will for our park.  While we want to inform you of progress, it isn't yet completed, signed, and in the books so to speak so I will only give you a little teaser at this time.  We will have more information in a month or two for the general public.  We are working with new groups on this project including most youth sports organizations in town, MPMC/MacWell/Johnstons Run.  We are currently making a new non-profit for the group and will have a new board of directors in September!  If you are interested in serving on the board, have skills that could be useful for our planning, or would like to serve as a coordinator for fundraising for a section or the whole project, please contact us via facebook or by leaving comments on this page.

Lease Request - Oregon Ave / Old Tannery Site

The Park association submitted a formal request to lease the Tannery site in Mercersburg.  On Monday we presented a letter to the Borough of Mercersburg asking for a long term lease of the vacant lot on Oregon Ave.  We believe that we can address the needed improvements to the site and create a great public park on that property.  We also would like to take advantage of state grant funds, and the most possible grant money would require us to be in a lease agreement with the town.  Hopefully by the next town meeting we'll know if the town council accepts our requests and meets with us to finalize a lease agreement.  We have been working out several contingency plans in the mean time.  We are getting anxious to begin this great community project.

Great Fundraiser Event 5-10-14!

On Saturday, 5-10, Mercersburg Park Association put on a great fundraising event.  With help from Romeos, Roy Pitz Brewery, The Mansion house, and the 4 bands we were able to put on quite a show.    We would like to thank all of you for contributing to this great event.  Those of you who were there know that the bands rocked the house!  Their music and volunteer effort made this event extra special.  What was really interesting was that 90% of the talent showcased on that stage was from this town!  We could feel the good vibes being given out for the bands, the town, and our park.  We raised several thousand dollars for our park, so thanks to all who bought tickets for the event as well.

For those of you who missed the event we still have t-shirts for sale, and we accept monitory donations via paypal link.  We hope that you all feel our efforts to organize and build this park is worthy of your support.  Thanks to those who have stepped up to help.

Only one week left before our Mercersburg Park Benefit "A Night of Music" at the Mansion House.  We've added one more musical act, Nick Andrew Starver at 6pm!  This is full lineup of awesomeness that is well worth the $20 charge ($25 at the door).  To add on to all the greatness the bands bring, we will be selling Romeo's Pizza slices, $2/slice (extra large cut).  Hard to beat that deal however Romoes is offering a promo: a free large cheese pizza with the purchase of tickets at Romeos!  So go get dinner and a show and support an great community project.  There will be two special kegs from Roy Pitz as well, with sales going to the creation of the park! Tickets are also available from the Mansion House, Mercersburg Beverage, and Greencastle Bicycle Exchange.  For a menu or directions visit http://www.romeosofmercersburg.com.

Our Tee Shirts have Arrived!  Shirt color is a light blue fleck with black printing. See the buy a tee shirt button on the right bar.  $15

Purchase Tickets to A Night of Music Fundraiser for Mercersburg Park Assocation

Do you like music? Roy-Pitz Beer? Romeo's Pizza? Community and fun? If so, then come out to the Mercersburg Park Association's first fundraiser on May 10th. Doors open at 5pm, Music starts at 7pm. 3 bands, including The Pale Barn Ghosts, Wings That Buzz and The Hello Strangers will play at the Mansion House Bar in Mercersburg, PA. $20 advanced tickets, $25 at the door, limited entrances. 21 and over. Come and have the best night of your life while supporting a community park in Mercersburg. Purchase your tickets by clicking on the Buy Now Button below. You will be redirected to Paypal to complete your transaction using your Paypal account, debit card or credit card. For more information about this event please visit the event on our Facebook Page.

Mercersburg Park Overview

The included pictures can let you all see a conceptual drawing of the proposed park.  While this is just  an example of what is possible, it shows our desired layout, the use of the land, and how it will make a little bit of something for everyone.  The three key aspects of the park are the off-leash dog area to the west side of the park, the modern playground with a handicapped accessible area, and a concrete skatepark.  Providing a safe, modern, easily accessible park in the heart of Mercersburg is ideal.   We are working with the town and hopefully soon the state to secure the use of the old Tannery Site on Oregon St across from Romeo's Pizza.  This area is level, open, and accessible.  It would be possible to work through any issue to ensure a safe, modern, and fun park.  With access for the handicapped, picnic benches, ample parking, and professional installation, this park can be the pride of the town.  We believe this park is good for the town beyond providing access for our residents to recreate.  A modern and well-kept park attracts families to our town, making home sales here more attractive.  Similarly families from the surrounding community will come here to recreate, spend their money, and increase the possibility of Mercersburg as a destination rather than a thoroughfare.  If this park interests you, contact us on this page, or via Facebook at Skate Mercersburg.https://www.facebook.com/SkateMercersburg?ref=hl

Welcome to Mercersburg Park Blog

Welcome to our park blog.  We are interested in creating a park in Mercersburg PA that has all the elements of a first class park.  Our initial intention is to create a playground, off leash dog run, a skatepark, and some picnic areas.  This will address many of the issues our town has right now without an updated and safe place for our children to play, our dogs to run freely, and our community to relax.  Our idea is to use the Tannery site, on Oregon Ave.  We believe that this site could be ideal for the types of recreation we envision.  It is central for all in the community, it is easy to get to, it has enough space, and with a little preparation can be a great park.  Of course there are issues that still need to be addressed, but overall it can work as we envision.  If you are a person in our community who would like to join us in our quest for a park, please consider supporting it financially as well as actively.  Come to our announced meetings, help us raise funds to build it, volunteer your time to help plan it, build it, and keep it clean.  All these actions will bring a great resource to our community with a maximum benefit to our community.  Contact us via Facebook at "Skate Mercersburg".