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Board backs Green Acres application for Turtle Back Zoo hoofstock barn
Summary
After a public hearing, commissioners approved the county’s Green Acres grant application to build a hoofstock barn at Turtle Back Zoo; presentation included project costs and environmental mitigation steps and the board requested standard permitting and tree‑replacement measures.
The Essex County Board approved the county’s submission of a Green Acres Park Development Program application to fund a new hoofstock barn at Turtle Back Zoo in West Orange.
Joshua Yates, business manager for the county Department of Parks, Recreation & Cultural Affairs, told the board the project would remain inside the zoo’s fenced footprint and would cost about $4,204,798 for the building (design, construction,…
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