Essex County Gets $1.5M State Grant, What Parks Will See Improvements?

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Essex County recently finished improvements at Weequahic Park, Glenfield Park and Cedar Grove Park. What county parks might be next on the list?

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recently awarded Essex County a $1.5 million matching grant award for park development, part of a 2017 program that will provide nearly $80.7 million in funding to local governments and nonprofit land trusts to acquire open space, develop parks and perform stewardship activities on parks throughout New Jersey.

Here’s what the DEP had to say about the grant award, as well as future proposed projects in Essex County:

“Having completed improvements at Weequahic Park, Glenfield Park and Cedar Grove Park, Essex County wishes to continue renovations at other parks throughout the county park system. The next series of improvements will focus on Riverbank Park and Vailsburg Park, both located in Newark; Verona Park, located in Verona Township; Yanticaw Park, located in Nutley Township; Grover Cleveland Park, located in the Boroughs of Caldwell and Essex Fells; and other county parks as funding allows. At Yanticaw, Verona, and Grover Cleveland Parks, the playground areas will be refurbished; field house improvements are planned at Vailsburg Park; and at Riverbank Park, the baseball field and stadium will be renovated.”

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