Allentown receives $25,000 Stormwater Assistance Grant from the NJDEP

The Bureau of NJPDES Stormwater Permitting and Water Quality Management approved the Borough's Stormwater Assistance Grant that was submitted by Roberts Engineering Group, LLC. 

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Allentown Borough has won a grant from the Monmouth County
FY 2022 Community Development Block Grant in the amount of $137,280. 

Allentown has won a FY 2022 Community Development Block Grant for Improvements to Various Sidewalks in the amount not to exceed $137,280. This award was gioven by the Monmouth County Board of Commissioners. This application was completed by Roberts Engineering Group. 

 

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Allentown Police have won a $12,228 grant from the

Body-Worn Camera Grant. 

Congratulations to the Allentown Borough Police Department! They have received a $12,228 grant from the State of New Jersey for the 2021 Body-worn Camera grant program. The cost of the body-worn cameras was $12,500. This application was completed by Chief Panckeri. 

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Allentown has won a grant to repaint
the exterior of the Municipal Annex Building!

Congratulations! The Board of Chosen Freeholders and the Historical Commission are pleased to announce that the Borough of Allentown has been granted $4,925 for the repainting of the Municipal Annex's exterior. This grant is conditional, pending the completion of this year’s County budget process and the allocation of funds for this purpose. Should insufficient funds be appropriated to support this level of funding, all grants will be reduced proportionally.Jan Meerwarth, Chairwoman of the Allentown Historic Preservation Review Commission, completed the grant application. 

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Borough receives $125,000 matching grant from the Monmouth County Municipal Open Space Fund

FREEHOLD, NJ – The Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders recently announced that the County has awarded $3.47 million in dedicated park improvement grant funds to 23 different municipalities in the County through the 2020 round of the Municipal Open Space Grant (MOSG) program.

The MOSG program has become one of the most successful Freeholder-sponsored programs and is the primary method in which the County assists municipalities in meeting the recreational needs of their residents. This program provides vital funding to municipalities in order to meet their local open space acquisition, recreation, historic and conservation goals.

“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.”

There was a total of 31 applications received requesting an aggregate total of $5,469,000. Another $2 million in grant funds, combined with $1.47 million of reprogramed grant funds, allowed the County to award a total of $3.47 million in grant funding.

The municipalities that have been awarded funding through the 2020 grant round include:

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 inception of the program 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 of the 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.

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Allentown Borough received a $375,000 grant from the NJDOT FY2021 Municipal Aid Program.

Allentown Borough is the proud recipeint of FY2021 Municipal Aid Grants Awards Program for Sidewalk Improvements/Pedestrian Safety Program in the amount not to exceed $375,000. This grant application was put together by Roberts Engineering Group, LLC. 

This application includes replacement of all non-compliant handicap ramps, replacement of crosswalks, addition of sidewalk where none exists on South Main and Lakeview, and replacement of deteriorated sidewalk as necessary. This work will focus on Sandburg, Poe, Twain, South Main, Lakeview, Johnson, Greenfield, Pearl, Hamilton, Wilbur, Mechanic, Probasco, Allen, Hendrickson, Coates, Graham, and Robinson. '

The requested amount to complete the project was $575,000. The Governing Body will have to decide if the scope of the project needs to be reduced or if the Borough will provide the missing $200,000 to complete the project as desiged. Additional details will be provided once they are available. 

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Allentown Borough received a $180,000 grant from the NJDOT 2020 Municipal Aid Program.

Allentown Borough is the proud recipient of funding from the New Jersey Department of Transportation's (NJDOT) Fiscal Year 2020 Municipal Aid Program for Improvements to Waldron Road, Quinn Road, and Hamilton Street in the amount of $180,000. 

NJDOT's Municipal Aid Program is a very competitive program. This year the Department received 661 applications requesting more than $368 million. The Transportation Trust Fund , supported by the State Gas Tax, is the source if the $161.25 million funding doe this program. The Borough's Engineer, Roberts Engineering Group, LLC, of Hamilton, New Jersey, completed and submitted the grant application on behalf of the Borough. 

As part of the Department's Commitment to Communities, the NJDOT provides statewide assistance to local governments for improvements and preservation of the local transportation network. The local network makes up about 90-percent of New Jersey's roadways. The successful completion of the Improvements to Waldron Road, Quinn Road, and Hamilton Street  Project will help keep the network flowing and provide everyone that uses local roads a transportation system that supports all of our mobility needs.  

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Allentown Borough received an $800 grant from the Monmouth County Board of
Chosen Freeholders and the Monmouth County Historical Commission. 

Congratulations are in order for the Historical Preservation Review Commission! The Board of Chosen Freeholders and the Historical Commission have granted $800 for this group's Special Project. The grant funds will be used to provide historical markers to recognize African-American contributions to the Allentown community. 

Funding for this grant is being provided by the New Jersey Historical Commission's County Historic Partnership Program. Chairwoman of the Historic Preservation Review Commission, Jan Meerwarth, completed and submitted the grant application. 

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 Allentown has received $125,000 in grant funding from the Monmouth County Municipal Open Space Program.

Congratulations to Allentown's Historic Preservation Review Commission
that won another grant from the Monmouth County Historical Commission!