{"id":35,"date":"2026-09-28T12:56:18","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T16:56:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/radio.wvrcdev.com\/panhandlenewsnetwork\/new-inwood-park-cold-run-valley-park-improvements-announced-by-governor-through-land-and-water-conservation-fund\/"},"modified":"2026-09-29T15:16:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T19:16:07","slug":"new-inwood-park-cold-run-valley-park-improvements-announced-by-governor-through-land-and-water-conservation-fund","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radio.wvrcdev.com\/panhandlenewsnetwork\/new-inwood-park-cold-run-valley-park-improvements-announced-by-governor-through-land-and-water-conservation-fund\/","title":{"rendered":"New Inwood Park, Cold Run Valley Park Improvements Announced By Governor Through Land and Water Conservation Fund"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. (September 28, 2026) \u2014<\/strong> West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey was on hand late last week to announce the allocation of two sizable funding awards to boost an existing park in Morgan County and a park under construction in South Berkeley County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cold Run Valley Park <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Friday during a presentation in the Morgan County Commission Chambers, Governor Morrisey said $140,000 in funds have been made available for improvements at Cold Run Valley Park through the Land and Water Conservation Fund.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Governor Patrick Morrisey made the announcement Friday alongside 89th District Delegate David Cannon<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re always looking for different ways to help local communities. And we know that clean, upgraded parks are great for families and communities. And so we were able to work with some of our grants to be able to help send $140,000 to this park,\u201d Morrisey said. \u201cAll the counties of West Virginia need a boost from time to time. And so we\u2019ve tried to be really effective at getting some of these grants to come in, national grants that are available or sometimes private sector grants. And we\u2019ve had some success on that. But I know that from what they described, this is the beginning of an effort to really improve that park and let more people have access to it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Morgan County Commissioner Bill Clark says the funding will help with phase one of a project for the 16 acre near the existing Cold Run Valley Park that have not yet been developed. Matt Pennington is a board member for Morgan County Parks and Rec. He said the funding would go toward \u201cSafe access to an overused and underappreciated recreational facility in the south part of the county.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMost of the park and rec programs have seen increases in participation from youth throughout the county. It shares an area on a heavily traveled roadway that separates a soccer complex with a softball and baseball complex. So we\u2019re really excited to provide safe access for all of our community members, including the youth who play baseball and softball.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Morgan County Commissioner Bill Clark elaborated on the plans. \u201cThere\u2019s a phase one of a project for the 16 acres that\u2019s not been developed yet. It\u2019s adjoining a really busy fall complex, and it will provide this grant will provide a parking area, a safe parking area, that they can access those fields with on the 16 acres.\u201d Commissioner Clark said it\u2019s part of larger work that may be done in four or five phases before completion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During Friday\u2019s announcement in the Morgan County Commission chambers, the governor was joined by 89th District Delegate David Cannon (R \u2013 Hampshire, 089) . Also in attendance was Delegate George Miller (R \u2013 Morgan, 090).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cannon said the governor has been at work: \u201cThe governor just signed a check last week for another part of my district for Hampshire County Little League. They\u2019re going to have an indoor facility for girls and boys, girls softball, boys\u2019 Little League,\u201d Cannon said, addressing the governor when he said, \u201cIt\u2019s refreshing to see you think about the little things, to see an executive governor think about things like that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd it\u2019s not just thrown through his staff. When I got the letters and seen it was his real signature, I know he\u2019s reading all these things personally,\u201d said Delegate Cannon, who represents Hampshire County, as well as part of Morgan County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Inwood Park<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

During an event Saturday at Poorhouse Farm Park, Governor Morrissey announced $1.5 million for the Inwood Park, which is currently under construction in the south end of the county. He told the Panhandle News Network the funding, also from the Land and Water Conservation Fund, would \u201ccompletely transform Inwood Park. This is pretty incredible because it\u2019s going to be able to build a brand new amphitheater for community events, modern restrooms and state-of-the-art playgrounds. It\u2019s going to give families a wonderful place to gather.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Morrisey, who makes his home in Jefferson County when he\u2019s not in Charleston said, \u201cA lot of times people have looked at the Eastern Panhandle and they\u2019ve been left out. I want to make sure that all parts of the state benefit when we have resources.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Investing in The Eastern Panhandle<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In his remarks Friday, Morrisey reflected on the beauty of the Mountain State.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBefore I moved to West Virginia, I used to come out to Berkeley Springs. I used to go hiking on the Appalachian Trail. I\u2019d come to so many different parts of West Virginia and Morgan County was always high on the list. So it\u2019s nice to be here again and spend a little bit of time with you, with the commissioners and others because we\u2019re doing really good things for the state and I want to make sure that Eastern Panhandle never gets left behind.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOver the last week, we\u2019ve had a number of big announcements. I won\u2019t spend too much time on the big picture ones, the $96 billion of private sector investment. <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s projected to lead to over 19,000 jobs,\u201d said Governor Morrisey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis week we announced some of our tourism has been very important. for the Eastern Panhandle, Jefferson, Berkeley, Morgan counties. And the state\u2019s been investing heavily in tourism as well. We think it\u2019s critical. We know that West Virginia is not just we think it\u2019s the most beautiful state in the country. It\u2019s getting independent validation from many articles and many journals that it is as well. Just two weeks ago West Virginia was listed by Travel and Leisure magazine to be the second most beautiful state in America and then I promptly got on the phone with New Hampshire governor and said we\u2019re coming for you for number one.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI wanted to make sure folks know West Virginia is going to keep doing everything it can to rise and take advantage of tourism or natural beauty. We announced that just this past year we\u2019ve had $9.4 billion of economic impact from tourism. That\u2019s a lot. That represents over 61,000 jobs,\u201d the governor said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Referring to the funding to help with improvements at Cold Run Valley Park, the governor called it \u201cgood for the families of Morgan County. It could be parking. It could be streets. It could be so many different things. But we want to make sure that people continue to see West Virginia as the beautiful, amazing gem that it is. and certainly Morgan County plays a major role in that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe all know about the big investment in terms of the physical infrastructure, the roads, and of course our state park here is incredible. A lot of great things happening there. I want to tell you that I\u2019m committed to continually finding new ways to help the Eastern Panhandle and every county of the state grow.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Governor Morrisey called it \u201ca renewed focus on the fundamentals. This may be $140,000 but it\u2019s a down payment on a better future for Morgan County and for the whole state.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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