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MOUNT JOY BOROUGH
PARKS DEPARTMENT

 
 
 
 
Parks Department Shop
134 North Market Street
Mount Joy, PA  17552
Phone:  (717) 492-9800          Fax:  (717) 492-9802
Office Hours:  7 AM to 3:30 PM
Web Site:  www.mountjoyborough.com    
 
 
 
 
Staff
 
                                  
 
Parks Supervisor........................................Brian Brubaker - brian@mountjoypa.org
Maintenance Worker...................................Vacant
Maintenance Worker...................................Kyle Roth
 

 
The Mount Joy Borough Parks Department is responsible to maintain the area recreation sites.  Mount Joy has many acres of parks throughout its Community.  It is important to Mount Joy Borough that our parks are kept in great standard for our residents to enjoy and our goal is to maintain our parks to provide safety for our children.  If you have concerns or need to report damage to a park, please e-mail or call Brian Brubaker.  If you would like to know more about our parks in the area, click on the links on the left side of the page.
 
 
The following notice applies to all Mount Joy Borough Parks:
 
 NOTICE
 
       Pursuant to a resolution enacted by the Mount Joy Borough Council
  on March 12, 1979, the following rules and regulations are hereby adopted
  to govern the orderly use of all recreation areas operated and maintained
  by The Borough of Mount Joy.  Regulations 13 and 14 are hereby adopted
  pursuant to councilmanic action of October 1, 1962 and May 4, 1964,
  respectfully.
 
       These recreation areas are meant for the enjoyment of the general
  public.  Please respect the rights of others to use them as such.  Violations
  of any of the provisions set forth may result in prosecution under the law.
 
     1.  Hours:  All parks shall be open to the public from dawn to dusk unless
          otherwise posted, or permission is granted by the Mount Joy Borough
          Council.  Certain areas may be restricted from use.
 
     2.  Vehicles:    Speed - 15 m.p.h. maximum
                          Parking - designated areas only
                          Repairs - in emergencies only
                          Washing, Waxing, etc. - prohibited
                          Operation - on roadways or specially designated
                                          area only
                          Bicycles - must be kept out of marked areas
 
     3.  Intoxicating Beverages:  Possession or use of alcoholic or malt
          beverages in the parks is prohibited.  Persons under the influence of
          intoxicating beverages shall not be permitted in the parks.
 
     4.  Animals:  No animals shall be brought into the parks except domestic
          animals on a leash not more than four feet in length.  Any person
          bringing an animal into a park shall clean up after such animal.
 
     5.  Gambling:  No person shall engage in any kind of gambling at which
          money or other valuable things may or shall be played for, staked,
          or betted upon, unless otherwise specified by the Mount Joy
          Borough Council.
 
     6.  Fires:  No one is permitted to build a fire except in those areas
          designed for that purpose.
 
     7.  Littering:  No one is permitted to discard any form of waste material,
          paper, or rubbish, except in those containers supplied for that
          purpose.
 
     8.  Injuring or Destroying Property:  No person shall injure, deface, remove
          cut or damage any of the trees, plants, turf, buildings, structures or
          fixtures therein, or any other property of the Borough within a park.
 
     9.  Park Materials:  No person shall gather or remove any wood, turf, soil,
          rock, sand, gravel or other materials stored at a park without written
          permission of the Borough.
 
    10.  Firearms:  No unauthorized person is permitted to carry, have or
          discharge firearms, bow and arrow, air or spring rifles, slings, or any
          other weapon in the parks.
 
    11.  Profane Language:  No person shall use profane language within a
          park, or conduct themselves in any lewd, immoral, or commonly
          objectionable manner within a park, or conduct himself so as to annoy
          any other person using a park for recreational purposes.
 
    12.  Concessions:  No person shall set up any booth, table or stand, mobile
          or otherwise, for the sale of any article whatsoever, within the limits
          of a park, without written permission from the Mount Joy Borough
          Council.
 
    13.  Athletic Activities:  The playing of athletic games and athletic
          activities shall be confined to areas designated therefore, and no such
          activities shall be carried on in any other areas.
 
    14.  Golfing:  Playing golf in all Borough Parks in prohibited.
 
FOR INFORMATION CALL THE MOUNT JOY BOROUGH OFFICE AT 653-2300
FOR EMERGENCY CALL 911 OR 653-1650




Content Last Modified on 8/4/2010 4:36:47 PM





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