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Dept./ Agency: Economic and Housing Development
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Acceptance of Grant Funds
Purpose: Renovating the "Wars of America" Monument at Military Park
Entity Name: Essex County
Entity Address: 465 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, Newark, New Jersey 07102
Grant Amount: $300,000.00
Total Project Cost: $300,000.00
City Contribution: No City Funds Required
Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00
Grant Period: N/A
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale (X) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
List of Property: (if applicable)
(Address/Block/Lot/Ward/Site Known As)
Additional Information:
Accepts grant from the Essex County Open Space Trust Fund.
No commencement date was provided by Essex County.
The renovation of the monument should be completed no later than June 1, 2018, but the County has the sole discretion to extend the completion deadline.
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WHEREAS, pursuant to its authority under N.J.S.A. 40:12-15.1, the Essex County Open Space Local Aid Program makes funds available to assist Essex County municipalities with projects that qualify for funding from the Essex County Recreation and Open Space Trust Fund; and
WHEREAS, the Essex County Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs has been working closely with the Essex County Recreation and Open Space Trust Fund Advisory Board relative to specific needs and improvements in the County Park System; and
WHEREAS, by Ordinance 6S&Fa, adopted May 17, 2006, the Municipal Council authorized the issuance of a bond appropriation of Two Million Dollars and Zero Cents ($2,000,000.00) for capital improvements for the restoration of Military Park; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution 7R3-a(S), adopted October ...
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