Brochures, maps available at BARC
BROWNSVILLE — Wanting to make it easier for residents and visitors to locate contact information in the borough, Norma Ryan said she is excited to unveil new resources they can use.
Brownsville Area Revitalization Corp. (BARC) volunteers and California University of Pennsylvania interns have compiled information for Brownsville area directories. Contact information for local businesses, restaurants, doctor offices and churches are listed in the directory, along with a map of the borough. Other local government offices are listed as well.
“At that time, we also thought, ‘Wow, there aren’t very many businesses in Brownsville, but once you start, you see that’s not the case,'” said Ryan, BARC treasurer.
About 1,800 directories are available for anyone who is interested, Ryan said.
“When you’re gearing it toward a visitor or a tourist, I think this helps because it gives you a brief of Brownsville,” Ryan said. “It tells you what else you may want to see, and then it shows pictures of some of the highlights.”
The Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh provided $2,000 through the Brownsville Blueprint Community program to cover the printing costs for the directories, which will be available online soon at www.barcpa.org.
Although the directories have been printed, Ryan is encouraging anyone with additional information or any corrections to call BARC at 724-785-8626 or contact it by email at barcinfo@barpa.org. Corrections then can be made on the directory online.
“We would like to make those corrections online, so that in another few years when there is another grant or there are more monies to print again, then we’ll have an updated one,” Ryan said.
Separate from the directory, mid-Monongahela River boating maps also are available at the BARC office. Access sites along the river are listed, in addition to points of interest.
Ryan said she takes pride in the borough and what it has to offer, and feels that more people should follow suit. Taking an interest in the borough and its most recent recognition of being named Pennsylvania’s River of the Year is a good way to show support, she said. Posters recognizing that honor are available at BARC.
“To think we were able to get (River of the Year) is phenomenal, and I don’t think people take as much pride in that as they should,” Ryan said. “Every little vote counted. Every person was a part in making that happen. That’s something to be proud of.”