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Carbon County commissioners approve first open-space grant for Resica property in East Penn Township
Summary
The Carbon County Board of Commissioners adopted a resolution to fund the county's first Open Space Grant Program award, approving a purchase that will preserve roughly 72 acres on the Kittatinny Ridge in East Penn Township. The county’s share is about 36 percent of the project cost; state and other matching funds provide the remainder.
The Carbon County Board of Commissioners on a recorded vote adopted a resolution to approve the county’s first Open Space Grant Program award, clearing funding for the Resica property in East Penn Township.
Dan Kunkel, who told the board he was appointed by the commissioners to the Open Space Advisory Board, urged support and described the day as "an exciting day" because the board was voting on the first application under the program. "Two and a half years ago, the voters gave the commissioners a mandate, 83% yes, to start an open space program," Kunkel said.
The nut of the action: the board adopted Item 25020, the Carbon County Open Space Grant Program resolution, which the commissioners recorded as adopted with all members…
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