Title
Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Resolution designating private property as Green Acres replacement land and authorizing utilization of the property by the City of Newark for that purpose.
Purpose: Resolution authorizing designation and utilization of property owned by NJ Properties, Inc., an affiliate of PSE&G, 23-67 Jersey Street (Block 172, Lot 3) as replacement land to compensate for the diversion of a 0.031 acre portion of Green Acres encumbered land at Liberty Park, 450-470 Central Avenue (Block 1844, Lot 1).
List of Property:
(Address/Block/Lot/Ward)
450-470 Central Avenue/Block 1844/Lot 1/Central Ward
23-67 Jersey Street/Block 172/Lot 3/East Ward
Additional Information:
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WHEREAS, the Legislature of the State of New Jersey has determined that it is in the public interest to preserve as much open space as possible in order to protect the quality of life for New Jersey residents; and
WHEREAS, the Legislature established the Green Acres Program in order to provide low interest loans and grants ("Green Acres Funds") to municipal and county governments for the acquisition and preservation of open space and recreational facilities; and
WHEREAS, the Legislature established the Office of Green Acres within the Department of Environmental Protection ("NJDEP") in order to carry out the goals and objectives of the Green Acres Program; and
WHEREAS, NJDEP has promulgated N.J.A.C. 7:36-1.1 et seq. (the "Green Acres Rules") in order to establish the procedures by which the Office of Green Acres will administer the Green Acres Funds and ensure that lands purchased with Green Acres Funds, and all other municipal lands held for the purposes of recreation and conservation remain permanently in use for those purposes; and
WHEREAS, 450-470 Central Avenue, part of Liberty Park, and commonly known as Block 1844, Lot 1 on the...
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