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The MCPC offers a wide array of banquet facilities to host special events. The caterers used by the Park Commission offer a variety of menus and price levels from which to choose.
History
Aware of the need for recreational facilities for Mercer County residents, the Board of Freeholders on April 15, 1958 enacted a resolution establishing a Board of Recreation Commissioners consisting of five members.
Appointment of the Commissioners had been motivated by a National Recreation Association survey completed in 1956. Upon reviewing the results it was determined that Mercer County was deficient in recreational land holdings and facilities. The group strongly recommended that a master plan of open space and development be established via consultation with various county subdivisions.
In the following years the Commission soon acquired the land for the Mountain View Golf Course opened in 1958, Rosedale Park (1960), Valley Road Picnic Area (1960) and the Belle Mountain Ski area (1961).
As the facilities grew and the recreational needs of county residents increased, so did the need for a more formal County Park System which was adopted by public resolution and passed on November 6, 1962.