Please Take Notice: As required by the State of New Jersey in N.J.S.A. 40:12-15, et seq., the Hudson County Board of County Commissioners will conduct a public hearing on the proposed allocations of its Open Space Trust Fund for Funding Year 2025 on June 26, 2025 at 4:30 p.m., in the Commissioner Chambers, 567 Pavonia Avenue, 1st Floor, Jersey, City, New Jersey, at which time public comment will be taken.
In accordance with the N.J.S.A. 40:12-15.3(d), the County of Hudson is proposing the following funding allocations totaling $11,740,093 from the Hudson County Open Space, Recreation and Historic Preservation Trust Fund for the Trust Fund’s 2025 funding cycle:
Parks and Recreation Improvement Projects totaling $11,490,093 as follows:
· City of Bayonne – $750,000 for 16th Street Miniature Golf Course Improvements
· City of Bayonne – $250,000 for Improvements to W. 24th Street Playground
· Borough of East Newark – $400,000 for Veterans Playground & Water Park
· Town of Harrison – $400,000 for Sixth Street Courts/Firemen’s Memorial Playground
· City of Hoboken – $250,000 for Skate Park and Waterfront Walkway Upgrades Project
· City of Hoboken – $750,000 for Tom Olivieri Park Improvement Project
· Jersey City Board of Education – $750,000 for Caven Point Turf Field Replacement
· Jersey City Redevelopment Agency – $750,000 for Bayfront Promenade Park Phase II
· City of Jersey City – $750,000 for Arlington Park Improvements Project
· Town of Kearny – $750,000 for Kearny Crew House Improvement Project
· Township of North Bergen – $750,000 for Stan Newman Field Improvements
· Town of Secaucus – $247,293 for Buchmuller Park Playground Resurfacing Project
· Town of Secaucus – $220,000 for Shetik Field Pickleball Court Construction Project
· City of Union City – $750,000 for Ellsworth Park Improvements
· City of Union City – $472,800 for Peru Park Improvements, Phase 2
· Township of Weehawken – $750,000 for Gregory Park Renovations
· Town of West New York – $250,000 for Fillmore Park Improvement Project Phase II
· Town of West New York – $550,000 for St. Mary’s Park Improvement Project
· Hudson County Parks – $750,000 for Lincoln Park Track Upgrades and Rehabilitation
· Hudson County Parks – $750,000 for Rehabilitation to Spray Park in Stephen R. Gregg
· Hudson County Parks – $200,000 for Laurel Hill Pickleball Courts and Walkway
Historic Preservation Projects totaling $250,000 as follows:
· Save Ellis Island, Inc. – $250,000 Preservation Ellis Island Hospitals
The anticipated commencement date for these proposed projects is on or about August 14, 2025. The anticipated completion date for these proposed projects is by or about August 13, 2027.
The public may submit written comments to the County on or before the date of the public hearing, or request additional information, by contacting Carol Jean Doyle, Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners, 567 Pavonia Avenue, 1st Floor, Jersey City, New Jersey 07306, (201) 795-6001.