Holmdel's Allocco Park Playground Awarded $200K From County

HOLMDEL, NJ – Monmouth County recently awarded a total $3.47 million in grants to parks in 23 towns through the 2020 round of the Municipal Open Space Grant (MOSG) program. Of the funds available, Holmdel's Allocco Park Playground was awarded $200,000 for improvements.

The MOSG program is sponsored by the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders and is the primary method in which the county assists local recreation departments. This program provides vital funding to municipalities in order to meet needs relating to open space acquisition, recreation and historic conservation.

This year, a total of 31 applications were received requesting a total of $5,469,000. Another $2 million in grant funds, combined with $1.47 million of redistributed grant funds, allowed the county to award a total of $3.47 million in grant funding.

“The MOSG program is an example of how the County works cooperatively and successfully to ensure local park needs are met, especially during this uniquely challenging time when residents need access to parks more than ever to support their mental and physical health,” said Freeholder Director Thomas A. Arnone.

“The County is proud to offer this successful grant program to all Monmouth County municipalities. Each year, we receive more grant requests than we have funding available and we have to make tough award decisions,” said Freeholder Lillian G. Burry, liaison to the Monmouth County Park System. “This year, we had a record number of applications as towns work hard to meet the increased park demands in their community.”

Here are the municipalities that received funding during the 2020 grant round:

Township of Neptune

Sunshine Village Park - Pump Track

$250,000

Borough of Tinton Falls

Liberty Park - Dog Park Improvements

$127,000

Borough of Interlaken

Bridlemere Park - Improvements

$175,000

Borough of Allentown

George Ashby Memorial Park Phase II

$125,000

Township of Millstone

Millstone Park Phase II Improvements

$250,000

Township of Shrewsbury

Improvements to Eloise Nagel Park

$115,000

Borough of West Long Branch

Owen Farm, Franklin Lake, Sorrentino and Ronan Shirvanian Park -Improvements

$175,000

City of Asbury Park

Sunset Lake & Springwood Avenue Parks - Improvements

$250,000

Borough of Spring Lake Heights

Shore Road Park Improvements

$125,000

Borough of Neptune City

Adams Field - Improvements

$250,000

Borough of Freehold

Liberty Park Improvements

$250,000

Borough of Sea Girt

Edgemere Park - Phase I

$20,000

Borough of Lake Como

Lake Como - Passive Recreation Improvements

$200,000

Borough of Spring Lake

Lake Como - Improvements

$200,000

Township of Wall

Community Park South - Phase II

$125,000

Borough of Sea Bright

Shrewsbury Riverfront Park - Phase II

$80,000

Township of Holmdel

Allocco Park Playground Improvements

$200,000

Borough of Manasquan

Curtis & Skokus Park - Playgrounds - Phase I

$90,000

Borough of Oceanport

Community Center Park - Improvements

$150,000

City of Long Branch

Lake Takanassee Beautification

$40,000

Borough of Eatontown

Wampum Park - Site and ADA Upgrades

$50,000

Borough of Avon

Recreation Facility Improvements

$15,000

Borough of Atlantic Highlands

Many Mind Park Improvements

$85,000

Since the program began in 2003, 47 of Monmouth County’s 53 municipalities have been awarded more than $34 million for local parks and acquisition projects.

As of 2020, 233 grants have been awarded with 173 grants going toward parks development projects and 60 of the grant awards going toward open space acquisition projects. Another $2 million has been allocated for the 2020 round of grant funding, bringing the total allocated through the program to $36 million.