Whether its bathrooms should remain open at all times at J.E. Morgan Memorial Park is under consideration in West Penn Township.

Board Chairman Tony Prudenti asked about the bathrooms at Tuesday morning’s board of supervisors meeting.

Supervisor Glenn Hummel said he wasn’t sure that’s a good idea.

“The fear for me is the vandalism,” Hummel said.

Prudenti then asked who would clean the bathrooms.

He then suggested the township should have it done after every rental.

In March, supervisors on a 2-0 vote adopted a resolution to apply for a Department of Community and Natural Resources grant to carry out the J.E. Morgan Memorial Park Phase II project.

That marked the third time the township has reapplied for a grant for the second phase of work on the park.

The board also at that meeting adopted a resolution requesting the grant amount of $86,000, with the total project amount to be $142,000 from DCNR to be used for the continued development of the J.E. Morgan Memorial Park.

Also at that time, the board adopted a resolution establishing a maintenance and operation schedule and stewardship plan for the J.E. Morgan Memorial Park.

In October, board Chairman Tony Prudenti announced that the township’s bid for a grant for the second phase of work on J.E. Morgan Memorial Park was denied.

Prudenti asked the township engineer to check into why the township didn’t get the grant after it adopted a resolution in March 2023 to apply for a DCNR grant in the amount of $111,945, with the total project amount $141,945.

That came after the township’s first request for a DCNR grant was turned down in January 2023. The board originally submitted the grant in October 2023. Along with that, the board adopted several resolutions for the DCNR grant, such as the application, requesting $216,593 from DCNR for the continued development, and a maintenance agreement for the park.

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

Soon, the park will have its own water supply, and eventually area youth sports organizations will use the playing fields.

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