Title
Dept/ Agency: Economic and Housing Development
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Application for Grant Funds
Purpose: Application for Grant Funds to Support the Acquisition of properties between Bridge Street and 4th Avenue for the Expansion of Newark Riverfront Park
Entity Name: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
Entity Address: 501 East State Street, Trenton, New Jersey 08625
Grant Amount: $12,281,542.50
Funding Source: Green Acres Program
Total Project Cost: $16,375,390.00
City Contribution: $4,093,847.50
Other Funding Source/Amount: 0.00
Contract 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
(Address/Block/Lot/Ward)
1086-1096 McCarter Highway/5/1/Central
1098-1124 McCarter Highway/5/14/Central
1126-1134 McCarter Highway/6/1/Central
1136-1146 McCarter Highway/6/5/Central
1148-1154 McCarter Highway/6/11/Central
1196-1212 McCarter Highway/434/1/Central
1230 McCarter Highway/434/35/Central
125 Clay St/434/47/Central
220-262 Passaic St/435/1/Central
220-262 Passaic St/446/6/Central
174-218 Passaic St/437/22/Central
174-218 Passaic St/446/1/Central As Known As 220-262 Passaic St
164-172 Passaic St/437/11/Central
158-162 Passaic St/437/4/Central
152-156 Passaic St/437/1/Central
Additional Information:
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WHEREAS, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Green Acres Program ("State"), provides loans and/or grants to municipal and county governments and grants to nonprofit organizations for assistance in the acquisition, development, and stewardship of lands for outdoor recreation and conservation purposes; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark ("City") wishes to acquire additional lands for the prov...
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