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Derry Township announces grants to improve Kish Park

By Sierra Bolger 1 min read
Sentinel photo by SIERRA BOLGER<br> (From left) pictured are Derry Township Supervisor John Sipe, Mark Pudlo, Eric Delk, Ashley Dierich, Jodi Leininger and Sam Grim from T-Mobile as well as Derry Township Supervisors Donald Warntz and Kelly Shutes. They pose Thursday at the community event held at Kish Park announcing the donations they received to move forward with the Master Plan.

LEWISTOWN -- Derry Township officials held a surprise announcement event Thursday at Kish Park. Officials announced to the public that they received grants for phase one of the Master Plan.

Sentinel photo by SIERRA BOLGER
Pictured are the future plans for Kishacoquillas Park that were discussed at the surprise announcement event held Thursday at Kish Park in Derry Township.

Sentinel photo by SIERRA BOLGER

Pictured are the future plans for Kishacoquillas Park that were discussed at the surprise announcement event held Thursday at Kish Park in Derry Township.

This plan includes gutting and upgrading the bathrooms located by the baseball fields at Kish Park.

Josh Garver, park manager, discussed the plans for phase one which included taking out all of the current equipment and bringing in bigger and more updated equipment. This equipment included ADA accessible ramps.

T-Mobile donated $50,000 toward this project as well as Westly Robinson who came on behalf of DCNR. Robinson's organization donated $250,000 with Derry Township matching that amount.

Robinson thanked everyone for coming and expressed his excitement to rehabilitate and make the park more beautiful.

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