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Bam Margera Holding Another Party At West Chester Area Mansion

WEST CHESTER, PA — "Castle Bam" will be host to another huge party, this time on April Fools Day.

Bam Margera, Pocopson Township resident, former star of MTV's "Jackass," and all around enterainer, made the announcement this week on his Instagram page.

The April 1 party is in celebration of the again newly-remodeled skate park opening at his home.

"For the cause, to skate, chill, movie premier I have been working on and off (for 10 years!!!) going bonkers at times. Its finally done," he wrote.

"So lets sum it up, April 1st is Sk8 Park grand opening, there will be food, kegs, (you can bring whatever food + drinks you want. Just no (expletive) FIREWORKS OR SKIDDING OUT IN YOUR DUMB CARS."

He added that he "still respects" Pocopson Township, although he joked that they are trying to pass a law called "Bam can't have one day of fun per year."

The party is $100 to attend, and everyone is invited. As a perk: entry is free, he said, if you jump in a hot tub filled with "months-old random piss."

It's not the first public party to be held at Castle Bam, which has previously hosted events open to "all skaters in the Philly area."

He also recently announced that his home is undergoing renovations and will eventually be placed on Airbnb.

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Bam Margera wants to throw a second party at West Chester’s Castle Bam but Pocopson Township doesn’t want him to

Former Jackass star Bam Margera says he is planning another blowout party for his Castle Bam property this spring, even though the upcoming get-together could be in violation of a recently passed Pocopson Township ordinance targeted at events that may attract more than 100 attendees.

Presented as photos of his usual handwritten notes, the messages indicated the party will feature a performance from rapper Yelawolf, as well as the premiere of a film that Margera has been working on “on and off” for about a decade. In a separate posting, Margera wrote that food and beer will be available, and that entry into the event would be $100 per person.

Margera, however, also wrote that Pocopson Township is “trying to pass a new law they should just be called ‘Bam can’t have one day of fun per year.’ He expanded on that statement in a third handwritten note, writing that “Pocopson is trying to make up a new rule” that could stop the proposed party, or at least make holding it more difficult.

The “rule” to which Margera is referring appears to be Pocopson’s “Special Event Ordinance,” which its Board of Supervisors authorized on Dec. 26, according to meeting notes. The ordinance indicates that large events with more than 100 anticipated guests must apply for permits from the township, as well as agree to pay for the use of support services and damages caused by the event, among other stipulations. Approval of potential “Special Events” will be subject to review by township officials. Violations could be punished by a $1,000 fine for each requirement that applicants fail to meet.

Neither Pocopson Township nor Margera responded to request for comment.

According to Pocopson Township Board of Supervisors meeting notes, the ordinance itself was not created in response to Margera’s Dec. 13 party, but the event was rather a “catalyst” for the Board of Supervisors to “take the steps necessary to enact an ordinance for the health and safety of the community.” Notes from a Dec. 17 Board of Supervisors meeting state that Margera’s Dec. 13 event caused damage to surrounding properties, and created problems for emergency responders in the area due to traffic, resulting in the death of a cow at a nearby farm, among other issues. State Police also expended considerable resources in monitoring the party, including the use of a helicopter and dispatched personnel that included “troopers, undercover and criminal investigators.”

Despite some opposition from neighbors who said the ordinance could “hurt residents who desire to hold private parties and weddings on their property,” the Special Events Ordinance was approved Dec. 26, meeting notes indicate.

Margera added that Pocopson Township previously made “a new law saying Bam can’t film on the outside property of Castle Bam,” and now he owns “14 acres that I can’t film on.” It is unclear what law Margera is referencing, but in 2004, the township issued a cease-and-desist that ordered the professional skateboarder to stop filming his Viva La Bam MTV reality show on the property, claiming it violated a home-based business ordinance. A 2007 AP report indicates Margera and Pocopson Township reached an agreement that allowed filming and editing at the Castle Bam property to continue, though Margera now seems to indicate otherwise.

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Bam Margera plans another big Castle Bam party, this time on April Fools' Day

After he threw what seemed to be a last hurrah-style party in mid-December at his Castle Bam in Chester County, and then checked in to rehab to begin 2019, it seemed Bam Margera just might have been heading in a new direction.

Apparently, the change didn’t last.

Margera, 39, a Chester County resident since 2004 and pro-skateboarder best known for his work in the "Jackass" TV shows and films, is back at it again. This time, he’s planning a huge bash for April 1, according to his all-over-the-place Instagram account:

“April 1st is Sk8 Park grand opening,” Margera’s scrawled in one of several letters he photographed and posted to Instagram this week. He spent the first page of the letter explaining how much better the new skate park at Castle Bam is. Margera said rapper Yelawolf will be performing at the party, which will cost $100 to get in.

Later, Margera posted four more, handwritten letters about a disagreement he has with the leaders of Pocopson Township, where his 14-acre Castle Bam property is located.

According to Margera, the township passed “a new law” barring MTV from filming a new season of the TV show “Bam’s Unholy Union”, which ran its first and only season in 2007. “Shouldn’t that be illigal (sic)?” Margera asked in the letter.

The township did, in fact, pass a new “Special Events Ordinance” after concerns were raised about Margera’s mid-December party at Castle Bam.

During a Dec. 17 Board of Supervisors meeting, seven different Pocopson Township residents raised concerns about the party, and any possible future events at Margera's place. The issue included where the township was finding money to pay for police officer overtime, to one man who recently moved to Pocopson and was “shocked to see this type of activity”.

The Board of Supervisors then held a special meeting on Dec. 26, which supervisor Alice Balsama admitted was held in large part because of the party at Castle Bam, according to the meeting minutes. The township passed a Special Events Ordinance at that meeting and added it to the township code. The ordinance requires permits and applications two months in advance, and establishes fees for events held in the township, among other things.

Margera seems to still be at odds with what he perceives as the township’s efforts to stifle his life and livelihood at Castle Bam. In his final letter on Monday, Margera said Pocopson has two options: Let the April 1 event go, or “sabotage me again”.