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Applicant:  Township of Fairfield, Essex County

Park Name:  Van Ness House

Park Location:

326 Little Falls Road
Block 2406, Lot 3

Proposed Action: 

Fairfield Township proposes to transfer ownership of the Van Ness House, a historic site listed in the National and New Jersey Registers of Historic Places, to the Friends of Van Ness House (a nonprofit organization qualified to receive and administer Green Acres funding).  The property proposed to be transferred is Green Acres encumbered, and will remain Green Acres encumbered if the transfer occurs.

Under N.J.S.A. 7:36-25.5, the proposed transfer is classified as an administrative transfer of parkland, and not a diversion or disposal of parkland.

A public hearing on the proposed transfers is required under the Green Acres rules, N.J.A.C. 7:36-25.5.

Hearing Date/Time:  Monday, June 24, 2024 at 7:00 PM

Hearing Location: 

Township of Fairfield Municipal Building
230 Fairfield Road
Fairfield, New Jersey 07004

Public Comments Accepted Through:  Tuesday, July 9, 2024

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