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South Jersey Land Trust offers rain-garden installations; township recommends school be first recipient
Summary
Christine Nolan of the South Jersey Land Trust presented a grant-funded rain-garden program that covers installation costs (digging, soil, mulch, plants) and would grant municipalities green-infrastructure credit; the committee asked that the school be offered first choice to host a garden.
Christine Nolan of the South Jersey Land Trust presented a grant program to the Oldmans Township Committee on Oct. 9 offering rain-garden installations in public spaces. Nolan said the grant covers installation costs including digging, soil, mulch and plantings; the property owner would be responsible for ongoing maintenance. The program has been used in neighboring towns such as Pittsgrove, Alloway, Woodstown and Woolwich, and the township would receive green-infrastructure credit for stormwater management if a garden is installed on municipal property.
Nolan advised she had not yet spoken with the school. The committee requested that the school be offered first choice as a recipient and that the municipality be considered the second choice if the school declines. The presentation noted more information is available through the Rutgers Water Resources Program.
No formal motion or vote on accepting a garden site was recorded in the minutes; the item was presented and the committee gave directional preference for a school site.
