A request for a grant for the continued development and maintenance agreement of a West Penn Township park has been rebuffed.

On Monday supervisors announced that the township received a letter from the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources stating that the grant request for Phase II J.E. Morgan Memorial Park grant has not been selected.

The board will likely reapply in the next round. It originally submitted the grant in October.

Along with that, the board adopted several resolutions for the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources grant, such as the application, requesting $216,593 from DCNR for the continued development, and a maintenance agreement for the park.

Supervisor Tim Houser said at that time he was pleased with the progress that’s been made at the park.

In July, a previously approved bid for a well at J.E. Morgan Memorial Park in West Penn Township was withdrawn.

Supervisors accepted an $11,422 bid from Boyle Electro Mechanical for a well at the park along Cold Spring Road, but the bid was withdrawn.

The board then accepted the second lowest bid turned in by Hayman Water Systems.

The park has two pavilions, picnic tables, a concession stand, playground, restrooms and playing fields.

Soon, the park will have its own water supply.

Eventually, area youth sports organization will use the playing fields.

Park improvements are being made with a $60,000 grant from DCNR. The township is chipping in a $30,000 match.

The township is doing some of the work, including paving access path and parking areas, ADA parking sign and pavement markings.

The project calls for construction of a pole style building, picnic pavilion and potable water.

The grant will pay for a new sign, playground equipment, re-skinned infield of the baseball field, an equipment shed/stand, pavilion and picnic tables.