The Nazareth Borough Park is poised to double in size, now that borough council has signed off on the purchase of an adjacent wooded area known as Black Rock Woods.
The council voted 7-2 to acquire the 41-acre property, which is one-and-a-half acres larger than the size of the current park on N. Broad Street. The park has amenities such as a public pool, playground, baseball field, pavilions, and basketball courts. The purchase price is $700,000, but half of that will be paid for by a grant from the state. The borough is buying the land from the Nazareth Moravian Church. It was part of the original Nazareth tract, going back to the borough's roots in the 1700s.
The deal will likely close next month. The borough intends to keep the property very similar to the way it is now. There will be no development on the site, except for the addition of some walking trails. The council knows to buy property that big; that opportunity doesn’t come along every day.
