Group rallies around reputed Preston Park parking lot
BUTLER TWP — It all started with soil testing in June.
David Rice, a resident of Butler Township, noticed that crews were working at Preston Park, which he said is right by his house on South Eberhart Road. He said in talking to the workers, he learned that they were testing the soil on the land because the township may add more parking spaces in the public park.
The ensuing meetings of the Butler Township commissioners and township planning commission saw dozens of people express their opposition to any development at Preston Park. Soon, those individuals would begin more regularly attending township meetings, and signs went up in yards around the region all emblazoned with the message “Conserve Preston Park.”
Although the commissioners and township officials have repeatedly said that no plans have come before the board to develop a parking lot at the park, people continue to discuss their opposition to it, and have met several times to plan measures against it.
The continued strife over the theoretical parking lot has brought the commissioners to voice frustration to the group for prolonging the rumor on social media, with Sam Zurzolo, vice president of the commissioners, saying he doesn’t understand their outrage.
Members of Conserve Preston Park met Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022, at the Lyndora American Legion to talk about the information they have so far about the alleged parking lot.
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