FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Ivyland receives state funding to convert former air base property into park
Rep. Brian Munroe January 16, 2024 | 1:40 PM
Ivyland receives state funding to convert former air base property into park
HARRISBURG, Jan. 16 – Ivyland Borough received a $122,188 grant through the state’s Greenways, Trails, and Recreation Program, state Rep. Brian Munroe announced.
The funds will be used for the From Barracks to Blooms project, which will convert Ivyland’s property from the former Naval Air Warfare Center Warminster into a public park.
In 1996, NAWC Warminster was realigned and is now closed. The property was transferred to the Bucks County Federal Lands Reuse Authority for nonmilitary redevelopment.
“As a Navy veteran, I am delighted to see the former Navy base get redeveloped into an environmentally friendly public space for all to enjoy for generations to come,” Munroe said. “This grant should help fund a large portion of the project.”
The Greenways, Trails, and Recreation Program allocates funds from the Marcellus Legacy Fund to the Commonwealth Financing Authority for planning, acquisition, development, rehabilitation and repair of greenways, recreational trails, open space, parks and beautification projects.
Munroe represents the 144th Legislative District comprised of Ivyland, Warmister, Warrington and part of New Britain Township.
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