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Somerset County approves $300,000 open‑space grant for ADA trail in Watchung Borough
Summary
The Somerset County Board of Commissioners approved Resolution 25‑2400, awarding up to $300,000 from the Open Space Trust to Watchung Borough to develop an ADA‑accessible trail at Camp Endeavor; Watchung officials said they expect the trail to open by May 23.
At a year‑end closeout meeting, the Somerset County Board of Commissioners approved Resolution 25‑2400 authorizing a grant from the county Open Space Trust to Watchung Borough to construct an Americans with Disabilities Act‑compliant trail at Camp Endeavor.
Director Robinson introduced the item and described the grant as “not to exceed $300,000.” A motion and second were made and the resolution passed on roll call with affirmative votes from Commissioner Drake, the Deputy Director, and Director Robinson.
A Watchung Borough representative thanked the commissioners and credited municipal staff — including the borough engineer, business administrator James Damato, council president Christine Eid and environmental commission chair Asanya Abi Habib — for helping secure the award. The representative said the borough expects the trail to be open by May 23 and emphasized the project’s value for residents with disabilities, parents with strollers and families learning to enjoy outdoors spaces.
Commissioners praised Watchung as the inaugural recipient of the county’s trails grant program and highlighted the county’s goal of expanding similar projects across Somerset County. The board did not set a different effective date in the public record during the meeting.
The item was introduced as Resolution 25‑2400 and will be administered through the Somerset County Open Space Trust; no further implementation steps or funding disbursement dates were specified in the public portion of the meeting.
