Council Faced With Controversial Open Space Purchase Decision
The borough must spend approximately $365,000 in Green Acres funding from the state by end of year or risk losing it.
If Fair Lawn doesn’t spend its remaining $365,000 of Green Acres grant funding on open space acquisitions by the end of the year, it risks losing both the current funding and future open space funding opportunities from the state. “It’s kind of like a use it or lose it type of thing,” borough manager Tom Metzler said. “Our consultant, Michael Hakim, is concerned that if the borough doesn’t spend the money this year they’re going to lose the grant, and in losing the grant would probably make it more difficult to get future grants.” Hakim, the borough’s open space consultant, said it’s not a certainty that the grant money – received in 2009 -- would be rescinded at the end of the year, but expressed concern over a Department of Environmental…
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Rich Ess
9:59 am on Monday, April 2, 2012
Last year the town council made promises and statements regarding the buyout along the Passaic River. They narrowed it down to 18 homes and a promise that we would be given ample time to find another house.Insteaf 1 house was purchased on 2nd Street where most of the houses suffered damages. Now, a new council knows nothing about that ! What happenned to the "river walk" project and the 18 houses… more ›