Belleville Stadium, Nutley Field Will See Improvements From State Grants: DEP

BELLEVILLE, NJ — Belleville Municipal Stadium and Father Glotzbach Park soccer field in Nutley will get improvements as a result of funding from 2017 New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Green Acres grants, state officials have announced.

Funding for all Green Acres projects are contingent upon the New Jersey Legislature's passage of an appropriation bill, state officials said.

Here’s what the DEP had to say about the grant awards.

Belleville Municipal Stadium Improvements - $1 million matching grant award: "The Township of Belleville is requesting funding to develop and rehabilitate recreational fields at Belleville Municipal Stadium, located on Nolton Avenue. The stadium currently has bleachers, four ballfields, a synthetic turf football field, and a synthetic turf multipurpose field. The new project will consist of removing two of the existing ballfields; installing a multi-sport facility, including a synthetic track and field event area and a synthetic turf field for softball, football, and soccer; installing a track drainage system; new fencing; new and relocated lighting; and landscape improvements. Belleville Municipal Stadium is the largest and most heavily used municipal park in the township."

Nutley Township - Father Glotzbach Soccer Field Turf Project - $262,586 matching grant award, $87,529 loan award: “The Township of Nutley proposes to replace the existing synthetic turf at the Father Glotzbach Park soccer field, located off of Park Avenue. The field is in almost constant use for a minimum of 10 months a year. It is the dedicated soccer and lacrosse field for recreation and travel leagues, the high school teams, and the general public. In the summer, it hosts Camp Nutley and other sports clinics. Due to the constant use, it has outlived its useful life. With its replacement, the tradition of active, safe recreational use will continue.”

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