Tag: open space
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Old Bridge officials celebrate Phase 1 Cottrell Farm restoration with ‘sneak peek’ for public
OLD BRIDGE – Close to 200 years ago, the Cottrell Farm site was a thriving apple orchard. Township officials are in the process of restoring the site to that thriving state. However, instead of an apple orchard, passive recreation is planned for the site. “It will be a place to hang out in the central…
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Millstone Township will purchase tract for open space, recreation purposes
MILLSTONE – The Township Committee in Millstone Township has authorized the $2.6 million purchase of a sizable property on Spring Road that will be used for open space and recreation purposes. Spring Road runs between Stagecoach Road (Route 524) and Trenton-Lakewood Road (Route 526). During a meeting on June 15, committee members adopted an ordinance…
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Edison mayor requests county consider open space purchase on Glendale Avenue, site of proposed warehouse development
EDISON – The Glendale and Silverlake neighborhood has garnered support from township officials and the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders to preserve the property at 41 Glendale Ave. as open space. Mayor Thomas Lankey has written a letter to Freeholder Director Ronald Rios requesting the county consider the purchase of the property through the…
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Hopewell Valley mayors keep municipal walking trails open
Gazebo Park and Cedar Ridge Preserve are among several Hopewell Valley outdoor resources that will remain open for residents, according to municipal mayors. The walking trails in the parks and preserves are still able to be used, as basketball courts and playgrounds are closed. Hopewell Valley consists of Hopewell Township, Hopewell Borough and Pennington. Hopewell…
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Former farm land will soon become open space in Monroe
MONROE – The township can soon add 76 acres of land toward its goal of preserving half of Monroe Township as open space. Middlesex County, in partnership with the township, is negotiating a contract to purchase 76 acres of wooded land on the western side of Perrineville Road, south of Union Valley Road. The large…
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Sayreville intends to dedicate land designated for apartments as open space
SAYREVILLE – The $1.43 million purchase of 4.54 acres of open space near a park in Sayreville is being pursued by borough officials. On July 22, the Borough Council introduced an ordinance authorizing the acquisition on Ernston Road from K-Land Corp. (Kaplan Companies). The parcel, near Kennedy Park, is intended to be used for open…
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Voters can choose to reinstate Edison Open Space Trust Fund on Election Day
EDISON — In an effort to seek matching state and county grants to purchase property for new neighborhood parks, expand existing parks and to enhance local recreational areas, township officials are seeking to reinstate the municipal Open Space Trust Fund, according to Mayor Thomas Lankey. Voters will come out to the polls Nov.…
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Old Bridge voters to decide on Open Space Trust Fund referendum in November
OLD BRIDGE — In an effort to continue to preserve open space in the township, officials are hoping to revitalize Old Bridge’s Open Space Trust Fund. On Aug. 13, Township Council members voted unanimously to authorize a Nov. 6 ballot question that will ask voters to grant the governing body the right to impose an…
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County preserves 17-acre horse farm in Monroe
MONROE — The township now has 11 farms preserved forever with the finalized purchase of a 17-acre equine farm on Gravel Hill-Spotswood Road. The farm is the 55th farm in Middlesex County preserved through the Middlesex County Farmland Preservation Program. The county, with its funds and contributions from the state and the Township of Monroe,…
