Borough engineer presents Open Space grant application to rehab walking path and add fitness stations

At a North Haledon work session on April 15, Borough Engineer Joseph Pomante presented an application to the Open Space, Farmland and Historic Preservation Fund to rehabilitate the walking path behind Field No. 1 and to add fitness stations to create a fitness trail.

The council temporarily deviated from the regular order of business to hold a public hearing on the proposal. Council Member George Pomianek moved to deviate from the agenda and was seconded by Council Member Jacqueline Roscio. The hearing was opened to public comment on a motion by Council Member George Pomianek, seconded by Council Member Bruce O. Iacobelli; upon roll call all members voted in the affirmative. Seeing no members of the public come forward, Council Member Bruce O. Iacobelli moved and Council Member Jacqueline Roscio seconded a motion to close the floor; the roll call vote was unanimous.

No public speakers asked questions or submitted comments during the hearing. The presentation and the council’s actions at this meeting were limited to the public hearing and the council’s procedural motions; the transcript does not record a council vote on awarding or endorsing the grant application itself. Borough staff indicated the application was being submitted; further council action or formal vote on acceptance of grant funds is not specified in the record.

The application, as described by the borough engineer, would repair the walking path behind Field No. 1 and install fitness stations to form a fitness trail intended to expand recreational amenities for residents. The record does not include cost estimates, grant request amount, or a timeline for construction.