Camden County readings include waterfront leases, park improvements and grant applications

3764517 ยท May 16, 2025

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Summary

Commissioners read resolutions for Bonita Park improvements ($4,147,160), a Camden Waterfront lease, tree-removal contracts, New Jersey Historic Trust grant application and a $1.5 million regional transportation grant application.

Commissioner Nash read several parks, waterfront and preservation items into the record, including contract awards, grant submissions and event permits.

Nash announced authorization of a second-year RFP option with Legacy Holding and Investment LLC for lease of land at the Camden Waterfront and a bid award to Jira's Tree Service and Landscape for tree removal services at a not-to-exceed $191,200 on an as-needed basis. He also read a resolution authorizing a contract for Bonita Park Improvements phases 2 and 3 in the amount of $4,147,160 and a resolution ratifying Pine Hill's participation in the county solid-waste disposal contract.

The Department of Parks was authorized to submit a New Jersey Historic Trust capital grant application for $334,837 and to submit an application to the New Jersey Department of Transportation for a regional Transportation Alternatives set-aside program grant in the amount of $1,500,000. Nash also read a right-of-entry and indemnification agreement connected to the Woodcrest Park parking lot for a 2025 shredding event, with the amount cited in the transcript as $22,000.

These items were read as part of the commissioners' agenda; the transcript does not record final adoption or further discussion.