Community Service Chairperson, Gary Guthrie has sent this message....
Due to the timing of the pending snow the Borough of Emmaus is unable to use resources to prepare for the park clean up. The Borough Manager has cancelled the clean-up day at Community Park. He apologizes for any inconvenience this may have caused.
We are back on for raking leaves at the Knauss Homestead. Please bring your rakes, blowers, tarps, gloves, and Emmaus Rotary Works shirt to the Knauss Homestead. We will be starting at 9AM and should be done before noon.
I promise this is the last change... :)
Thanks,
Gary
Over the years, Emmaus Rotary has been one of the benefactors of Emmaus Community Park. Area residents were distressed to see how much damage was caused by the major flooding that occurred on Friday evening, November 2nd when between 3.5 and 5 inches of rain fell quickly in a 3-hour span. The ground was saturated, leaves clogged storm drains and local creeks overflowed. High School was hard hit and there were no classes for a week. Homeowners had to deal with flooded basements. Both Camp Olympic and Emmaus Community Park were swamped.
The Borough asked Emmaus Rotary to help with the park restoration. We were to clean the dirt and mud from the concession stand building of the pool, spread new mulch on the playground, and do general clean up. Someone from the Borough Works Department was to be there to guide us. The forecast of a snow event derailed those plans. Below are some recent photos of the park.
