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Conneaut Lake Park board to prevent sale

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MEADVILLE (AP) – The nonprofit board that runs Conneaut Lake Park will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to prevent a sheriff’s sale, which was scheduled for today.

Thursday’s decision by the park’s trustees came a day after Crawford County Judge Anthony Vardaro rejected a motion by the state attorney general aimed at stopping the sale to recoup more than $927,000 in taxes owed to the county and other entities.

The amusement park, in northwestern Pennsylvania, is 122 years old.

The attorney general opposed the sale because the park is a tax-exempt charitable trust, among other issues.

Conneaut Lake Park’s trustees still hope a financial reorganization will allow them to redevelop, revitalize and expand the facilities.

The park, about 95 miles north of Pittsburgh, opened in 1892. It is home to one of the nation’s oldest roller coasters, the Blue Streak.

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