Werner Park Lights Project Set To Begin In Warminster

WARMINSTER, PA —The township's lighting upgrades project is about to get underway.

Township Engineer Craig Kennard said that new lighting for Werner Park —the first park planned for a $3-5 million township park lighting project —should begin in the next few weeks.

Kennard told township supervisors at last Thursday's meeting that he held a pre-construction meeting recently to get the project ready.

He said that work should begin on Oct. 30 and be completed by the beginning of February.

Plans called for Werner Park to be the first township park to get lighting upgrades. The upgrades are expected to cost just under $1 million.

The lighting at Werner Park was first installed in 1956.

The project suffered some delays due to supply chain issues. He said that vendors needed time to get the materials, which are all electrical.

Last December, Warminster Parks and Recreation Director Jessica Fox presented supervisors with lighting plan options for the township's five main parks: Werner, Munro, Syzmanek, Log College, and Warminster Community Park.

Officials estimated the entire park project could cost between $3-5 million, but that the upgrades would be spread out over time since the township can't afford to tackle such an expense in one shot.

"Some of our parks are in dire need of upgrades," Supervisors Chairman Kenneth Hayes said at that time.

Werner Park —$902,000

• Football practice field - Replace four wooden light poles that are 35 feet in height with one pole that would be raised to 70 feet to make the best use of lighting and be able to focus them properly.
• Football and softball fields —Replace 10 poles that are 50 feet high with seven poles that are 70 feet high.

The cost for the lighting at the fields would be $550,000 and $302,000 for electrical work ($210,000 for service and $92,000 for sports lighting. Engineering would cost $50,000 ($37,000 for bidding/administration and $13,000 for construction observation.)