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Onorato Announces New 78-Acre County Sports & Athletic Complex
Sports Legacy Foundation land donation will also lead to extension of Montour Trail
Click for Larger Version(July 8, 2008)
Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato today announced the Sports Legacy Foundation will donate 78 acres of land in Coraopolis, Moon Twp. and Robinson Twp. to the Redevelopment Authority of Allegheny County. The property will be developed into a sports and athletic complex that will include a number of nontraditional athletic fields, recreational programming, trout fishing and a mile-long extension of the Montour Trail.“This is an incredible opportunity to transform a vacant brownfield into a world-class recreational facility,” said Onorato. “I want to thank the Sports Legacy Foundation for its vision and for partnering with the County to add to our growing parks, trails and greenways.”
The donated property was formerly owned and operated by the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad and requires some environmental remediation. Once the environmental work is completed, the property will be conveyed to the Allegheny County Department of Parks and transformed into a facility that offers nontraditional playing fields, including rugby, soccer and lacrosse.
“The Sports Legacy Foundation is proud and excited to be able to contribute this land to the citizens of Allegheny County,” said Jim Wilharm of the Sports Legacy Foundation. “We believe it will be a great addition to what we feel is already an outstanding parks and recreation system.”
The site, commonly referred to as Montour Junction, is bordered by Pa. Route 51 to the west and south, the CSX Railroad and Coraopolis Bridge to the north, and residential areas to the east. The head of the Montour Trail is approximately one-fifth of a mile to the south. Montour Run, a stocked trout stream, bisects the property.
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