Who We Are

 

The Oxford Area Recreation Authority (OARA) is a Pennsylvania municipal authority incorporated in 2003 to provide shared recreation facilities for a population of approximately 24,000 residents of East Nottingham Township, Elk Township, Lower Oxford Township, the Oxford Borough, and West Nottingham Township.  

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Our Mission

 

The OARA is dedicated to providing quality visitor experience in the Oxford Area Regional Park by providing an attractive, safe, and clean environment with quality facilities and effective public service.  The OARA will work in partnership with other community organizations, government entities and individuals to plan, direct, manage and evaluate the operation of the park in an accountable manner befitting resourceful public service.

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Meeting Dates, Location, and Time

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The OARA Board will hold monthly meetings on the third Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. Meeting dates are: Jan 16, Feb 20, Mar 20, Apr 17, Sep 18, Oct 16, Nov 20 and Dec 18, 2025 at the Lower Oxford Township Building, 220 Township Rd., Oxford, PA; May 15 and Jul 17, 2025 at 900 W. Locust St., Oxford, PA; and Jun 19 and Aug 21, 2025 at 260 W. Oaks Road, Oxford, PA. In the event a meeting cannot be held as scheduled, a meeting may be held via zoom internet conferencing. Meeting information will be available at the top of the home page on the website.

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Right-to-Know Requests

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To submit a records request, please download the Right-to-Know form and mail it to

 

Open Records Officer

P.O. Box 254

Oxford, PA 19363

 

The Pennsylvania Office of Open Records can be reached at the following address:  

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Office of Open Records

Commonwealth Keystone Building

333 Market Street, 16th Floor

Harrisburg, PA 17101-2234

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OARA Board

 

The OARA Board of Directors is made up of representatives from each of the member municipalities.  The Board Members for 2022 are as follows:

 

Art Astle, Lower Oxford Township

Chip Benke, East Nottingham Township

Steve Hoffman, Lower Oxford Township

Candace Miller, West Nottingham Township

Marcella Peyre-Ferry, Elk Township

John Reynolds, Jr., Oxford Borough

Jeff Sanders, East Nottingham Township

Jennifer Seymore, West Nottingham Township

VACANT, Elk Township

VACANT, Oxford Borough

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Sponsors

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The OARA park has received or receives financial support from the following:

     Commonwealth of PA - DCNR

     Chester County Commissioners

     Anonymous Donors - 3 contributions

     Dockstader Foundation

     Walmart

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