Cedar Creek Park receiving $290K for upgrades

By Mon Valley Independent

By Kaylie Moore

kmoore@yourmvi.com

A Rostraver Township park will soon benefit from ongoing, countywide tourism enhancement efforts.

Last week, Westmoreland County commissioners approved their annual tourism plan, dedicating $862,000 generated by additional hotel taxes on daily room rentals to improving county parks.

Rostraver’s Cedar Creek Park is slated to receive $290,000 — the biggest allocation of all chosen projects.

Township Commissioner Chairman Devin DeRienzo said Thursday that the majority of that funding will be used toward installation of a winter sports facility for sled riding and tubing.

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