A recreation committee report in 1996 identified that additional land was necessary to satisfy Murrysville's growing recreational needs. Murrysville purchased the property for Pleasant Valley Park in 1999 at a cost of more than $600,000. Two additional parcels were added later, pushing the cost to more than $700,000.

Before the purchase, an opinion obtained from a civil engineering company indicated the property would be suitable for development as a central recreation area.  Subsequently a conceptual design was developed by a professional park planner.  The problem was that because of uneven topography, the cost of developing the park was impractical.  An estimated $11 million to create a park, with earthwork alone estimated $1.8 million. The cutting and filling required to accomodate the desired number of flat playing fields would not have been environmentally desireable. Gas wells and transmission lines, wetlands and other site constraints increased costs and limited options.

That situation spurred the municipality to look elsewhere. In 2001, Murrysville purchased the Cline farm on Wiestertown Road for $1.35 million. The Municipality was fortunate to be able to acquire the Cline Farm. Considering topography and it's central location, there isn't a better property for Murrysville's Community Park..

Phase I of developing the Cline Farm into Murrysville's Community Park is well under way, with several ball fields expected to be placed in service in 2007. A design for Phase II development has been prepared.

In 2003, Murrysville Council considered putting the Pleasant Valley property up for sale.  The reasons given for selling the property were that it was not being used for the purpose it was purchased, and the funds from the sale would expedite development of the new Murrysville Community Park. Opposition to selling the property came from some Council members and citizens that wanted to keep the Pleasant Valley property as open space, for passive recreation, and possibly a few practice ball fields. After much consideration, the Council decided not to sell the property.

In 2005, Council approved the P. V. Park Volunteer's plan to construct a parking lot for use by Park visitors. The Volunteers raised funds and provided labor necessary to complete the parking lot in October 2005. The parking lot was built without using any tax money.   The parking lot is vital, since without a parking lot, the public couldn't access the Park; and public use of the property will help generate support keeping the Park.

In 2006, the P.V. Park Volunteers prepared a design for creating an initial network of trails in the Park. The Administration reviewed the design, and Council approved building the trails.  The first section of the trail, approximately a mile long was cleared, marked and open for public use in October 2006.

In October 2006 Council again discussed selling the property, Considerable public input that was given heavily favored keeping the property as open space. Several members of Council want to sell the property. Council voted to place a referendum item concerning the sale of the property on the November 2007 ballot.