(Matt Drzik/Beaver County Radio)

Spring has arrived to Beaver County, bringing with it the sunshine…and a small dilemma for the county to confront.

The beach at Brady’s Run Park is a possible destination for outdoor activity, and County Commissioner Dan Camp asked Public Works director Dan Colville what requirements need to be done in order to open up the area to the public (with proper CDC guidelines).

“All we need to do is get your blessing,” Colville said, adding that “we need to buy a new buoy rope since the old one we had has dry rotted, and we just start getting the water tested.”

Camp, as well as Commissioners Amadio and Manning, agreed to the push to open the beach, acknowledging that the water testing is essential–although they also recognized that such water tests seemed to be disregarded during the 2020 pandemic.

“At the end of the day, it was probably an issue last year and people were STILL using it,” Camp said. “At least we know that if we test it, and it comes back bad, then we can get signs that say ‘Beach Closed Due To Water’…even though last year, the sign said ‘Closed’.”

“They were walking past the big ‘Beach Closed’ sign to get to the beach,” added Solicitor Garen Fedeles.

The Commissioners will have their bi-weekly public meeting on March 25 at 10 AM.