It boogles the mind to think that a person could see something bad about wanting to preserve open spaces in the "Garden State"
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "justifiedright" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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. > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/