Tag: open space preservation
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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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Jackson officials sign off on plan to purchase 4-acre tract on Cassville Road
JACKSON – Municipals officials in Jackson have placed their stamp of approval on a plan to purchase a 4-acre parcel on Cassville Road and to preserve the tract as open space. The 4-acre parcel to be purchased adjoins the historic Rova Farms property municipal officials previously purchased for preservation as open space. The properties are…
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Jackson council members approve open space purchase
JACKSON – Members of the Jackson Township Council will purchase a 4-acre parcel on Cassville Road in the Cassville section of the municipality and preserve the tract as open space. The parcel to be purchased adjoins the historic Rova Farms property municipal officials purchased for preservation as open space. During a meeting on Oct. 13,…
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Jackson council eyes purchase of tract for open space preservation
JACKSON – Municipal officials are seeking to purchase a 48-acre parcel in the Cassville section of Jackson and preserve the land as open space. If officials follow through with the plan, a development of 16 homes that was approved in 2018 by the Jackson Zoning Board of Adjustment will not be constructed at the site.…
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Howell council votes to acquire 30-acre tract on West Farms Road
HOWELL – The members of the Township Council have voted to acquire a tract of land on West Farms Road in Howell. The township’s purchase of the land will preclude it from being developed. On May 19, Mayor Theresa Berger, Deputy Mayor Evelyn O’Donnell, Councilman John Bonevich, Councilwoman Pamela Richmond and Councilman Thomas Russo voted…
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Monmouth County to purchase Pinnacle tract in Howell
The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has taken action to purchase a 140-acre parcel in Howell and to add the land to the Manasquan Reservoir. The Pinnacle Materials Inc. tract, West Farms Road, has been the focus of attention in Howell for more than a decade. During a meeting on Feb. 27, the freeholders authorized…
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Freehold Township officials moving forward with open space purchase
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Municipal officials in Freehold Township are moving forward with the purchase of a 54-acre parcel on Route 33 with the goal of preventing the property from ever being developed. On Feb. 11 the Township Committee introduced an ordinance that, if adopted, will authorize the acquisition of the development rights and a development…
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Monmouth freeholders will add two properties to open space holdings
The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders will add two small parcels of land to the county’s open space inventory. During a meeting on Feb. 13, the freeholders authorized the acquisition of land in Howell and in Freehold Township. Together, the two parcels to be acquired total 6.5 acres. First, the freeholders authorized the acquisition of…
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Allentown wants to work with Robbinsville to preserve Stein parcel
ALLENTOWN – Municipal officials in Allentown want to team up with their counterparts in neighboring Robbinsville to preserve an open space parcel. During the Dec. 10 meeting of the Borough Council, officials passed a resolution supporting Allentown’s New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Green Acres Planning Incentive Program (PIP) grant application with Robbinsville for…