You're right. Who wants to preserve open space. Trees suck.
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "justifiedright"
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>
> Another victory for "environmentalists," more problems for us.
From
> today's Press:
>
>
> Monmouth freeholders approve open space grants for municipalities
>
> William Heine
> Reader Submitted
>
> The Board of Chosen Freeholders has approved grants totaling
> $2,301,000 from the 2007 Monmouth County Open Space Trust Fund to
> acquire, create or improve park facilities in 11 municipalities.
>
> "This program helps municipalities preserve open space and acquire
> and improve parkland by sharing the costs with the county," said
> Freeholder Lillian G. Burry, liaison to the county's Park
> System. "Both land acquisition and park, recreation and open space
> improvement efforts were eligible and considered. This is a
valuable
> tool to help municipalities maintain and improve the quality of
life
> in their communities."
>
> All of the county's 53 municipalities were eligible to apply for
> funding awards. Twenty towns made requests seeking a total of $3.9
> million. The Board of Chosen Freeholders approved the grant awards
> at its Dec. 6 regular meeting. This is the fifth year of the
program.
>
> Maximum $250,000 grants, all for acquisition, were awarded to five
> municipalities:
>
> Allentown, for the acquisition and preservation of a 33-acre
> parcel on Breza Road as part of a regional plan and partnership
with
> Upper Freehold, Washington Township, and the regional Board of
> Education.
>
> Belmar, for the acquisition of the .28 acres of waterfront
> property adjacent to the Shark River Inlet.
>
> Holmdel, for the acquisition of a 12-acre parcel adjacent to
> Mahoras Brook and an existing municipal park.
>
> Tinton Falls, for the acquisition of 4.89 acres located between
> State, town, and school lands.
>
> Upper Freehold, for the acquisition and preservation of a 35-acre
> parcel on Breza Road as part of a regional plan and partnership
with
> Allentown, Washington Township, and the regional Board of Education.
>
> Six other municipalities were granted funding awards, in the
> following amounts:
>
> Aberdeen, $169,000 for new and improved access to the waterfront
> at Seawall Park.
>
> Hazlet, $238,000 for boardwalk, gazebo, and tennis court
> improvements as well as a new skate park area at Veterans? Memorial
> Park.
>
> Howell, $150,000 for improvements to a 178-acre park, including
> two off-leash dog areas, fountains, benches and fencing.
>
> Sea Bright, $153,000 for the improvements to an oceanfront park
> including the creation of a concrete skateboard park.
>
> Sea Girt, $238,000 for a cooperative project with the Board of
> Education to create a new, multi-use play facility to support
> municipal recreation programs.
>
> Union Beach, $103,000 for Phase 2 of a project to rehabilitate
and
> expand Scholer Park.
>
> Land acquisition and development for park recreation and open-space
> purposes are made possible by the Monmouth County Municipal Open
> Space Grant Program, a competitive matching-funds program for
> municipalities sponsored by the Monmouth County Board of Chosen
> Freeholders and administered by the Monmouth County Park System.
> Applications were due Sept. 19.
>
> "The county's significant contribution to the Riverdale Avenue East
> acquisition allows us to protect and link nearly five acres of land
> with a state natural area and municipal and school properties,"
> Tinton Falls Mayor Peter Maclearie said. "This county program is a
> perfect example of the county's willingness to support local
> community efforts to preserve open space and maintain the quality
of
> life in Monmouth County."
>
> Applications for the 2008 Monmouth County Municipal Open Space
Grant
> Program will be available on or about May 1. The filing deadline
> will be in September.
>
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