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Council authorizes McGinley Square group to apply for county open‑space grant to restore Glenwood community garden
Summary
The council approved a resolution allowing the McGinley Square Community Board to apply for a Hudson County Open Space Recreation & Historic Preservation Trust grant to support the Glenwood Community Garden at 128 Glenwood Avenue, amid public testimony about the site's 24‑year history and disagreement over private ownership and potential sale.
The Jersey City Municipal Council voted to allow a community group to apply for county open‑space grant funding to support the Glenwood Community Garden, while stopping short of directing any acquisition of privately owned land.
Resolution 25‑326, read into the record as a late agenda item and described as authorizing support for the McGinley Square Community Board’s 2025 Hudson County Open Space Recreation & Historic Preservation Trust grant application for the Glenwood Community Garden at 128 Glenwood Avenue, was added to the agenda and later approved by the council. The council vote to authorize the application passed 6‑2; two council members voted no and Council President Waterman…
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