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Hazlet will resubmit CDBG application for Holly Avenue repairs, engineers estimate $400,000 project
Summary
At a June 23 hearing, Township Engineer Andrew Denbigh described a plan to rehabilitate Holly Avenue (9th Street to Highway 36), including ADA ramp upgrades, drainage repairs, and milling/paving; he estimated the project at about $400,000 and said the CDBG max is $200,000 (non-matching).
The Hazlet Township Committee on June 23 heard a presentation on a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) application to rehabilitate Holly Avenue from Ninth Street to NJ Highway 36, a corridor the township said is in poor condition with deteriorated pavement and drainage issues.
Andrew W. Denbigh, Township Engineer, said the town is resubmitting last year’s application after a pre-application meeting with Monmouth County indicated the concept meets federal CDBG eligibility criteria; he cautioned that federal funding has been reduced in recent cycles. "This project we estimate would cost approximately $400,000," Denbigh said, and noted the CDBG program has a maximum award of $200,000 and is non-matching, meaning the township would be reimbursed for eligible spending up to that cap.
Denbigh outlined project elements that would be considered: milling and paving of the roadway, repairs and possible upgrades to existing drainage structures, and ADA ramp installations at intersections including Tenth, Eleventh and Central avenues and Twelfth Street. He explained CDBG eligibility is tied to Census data for low- and moderate-income areas; the township identified three eligible neighborhoods (Fleetwood area, an easterly area off Palmer Avenue, and a portion of West Keansburg) that meet the threshold of at least 40.6% low-to-moderate-income residents in the census-defined area.
Deputy Mayor Preston moved and Committeeman Terranova seconded to close the public hearing; the motion passed by voice vote. The committee authorized proceeding with the application and designated the Township Engineer to solicit funding through the Monmouth County Community Development Program.
