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Township of Washington opens, closes public hearing on Bergen County park-improvement grant for Memorial Field
Summary
At a Township of Washington council meeting, officials opened a public hearing on an application to the Bergen County Open Space Trust Fund Park Improvement program seeking recreational and ADA upgrades at Memorial Field and Clarkfield. No members of the public spoke; the hearing was closed and no vote was taken.
The Township of Washington opened and then closed a public hearing on an application to the Bergen County Open Space Trust Fund Park Improvement program seeking funds for recreational and Americans with Disabilities Act improvements at Memorial Field (Block 2325, Lot 1) and the adjacent Clarkfield property at 2599 Cleveland Avenue North.
The hearing, called during a regular Township council meeting, was announced by council leadership in the presence of Mayor Peter Calamari, Administrator Mark DeCarlo, Senior Consultant David Punoir of GLD Associates Incorporated and Township Clerk Susan Bukowski. The application named Memorial Field and Clarkfield and referenced other parcels by block and lot numbers (Block 3207, Lot 1 and Block 3210, Lot 9) during the agenda item.
Why it matters: Bergen County Open Space Trust Fund grants are a common source of local funding for park rehabilitation and accessibility projects. If awarded, funds from the program would be used for recreational upgrades and ADA-compliant improvements at the sites named in the application. At this meeting, council members opened the hearing to invite public comment; none was offered.
During the public-hearing portion, the council chair asked whether anyone wished to be heard. With no speakers coming forward, the chair closed the hearing and noted the time as 7:03 p.m. The transcript records no formal motion or vote related to the grant application at this meeting, and no public comments were entered into the record.
Officials listed as attending did not record further action on the application during the session; next advertised township business includes a council meeting scheduled for May 5 at 7 p.m. Municipal notices and the township website were cited as public information sources for meeting and application updates.
