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Essex County approves multiple grant insertions including Turtle Back Zoo, Safe Streets grant and body‑worn camera funding
Summary
The board approved budget insertions and grant awards including $600,000 from the Zoological Society for Turtle Back Zoo, a $400,000 U.S. DOT Safe Streets grant requiring a $100,000 in‑kind match, and a $400,000 state public-safety grant for body‑worn cameras with a county match requirement.
County officials presented and the board approved several budget insertions and grants during resolutions 21–27.
Key items included: - A $600,000 insertion from the Zoological Society of New Jersey to support operations at Turtle Back Zoo, paid as quarterly $150,000 installments, with no county match. - A $400,000 U.S. Department of Transportation Safe Streets and Roads grant for Public Works to…
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