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Red Bank seeks Green Acres funds for Johnny Jazz Park upgrades including permanent stage and restroom

Red Bank Borough Council · February 12, 2026
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Summary

Borough engineers presented a $686,000 concept for Johnny Jazz Park — an 18×32-foot permanent stage, decorative seating, musical features, ADA access and a single-user Portland Loo restroom — and said the project is eligible for a 25% matching Green Acres grant; the council and public offered feedback and a local nonprofit suggested adding an outdoor piano.

Borough engineers presented a concept plan to secure Green Acres Park Development funding for Johnny Jazz Park, a roughly 7,800-square-foot site at Shrewsbury Avenue and Dr. James Parker Boulevard, highlighting new performance, accessibility and amenity upgrades.

Michael Riser of CM Associates, the borough’s engineering firm, told the council the proposed work would include an 18-by-32-foot permanent concrete stage with ADA access, continuous decorative benches, a stone-dust patio with decorative table…

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