Long Branch Planning A New Park Between City Hall And Library

LONG BRANCH, NJ — On Oct. 28, Monmouth County announced a list of towns that will receive county funding to make municipal park improvements.

And the city of Long Branch was on the list: Long Branch will receive $475,000 to make improvements to City Hall park.

"This money will be used for a brand-new park with new amenities between City Hall and the library," Long Branch assistant business administrator Lindsay DeAngelis said Nov. 1. "Brand-new surfacing will be placed in this area with a new gazebo for concerts or other city events. Other parts of this project include new lighting and landscaping. This new park will complement the improvements done to the library, and will be a nice spot in the city for people to come read a book or to listen to music."

She said it was too early to give a date when the work will start, or provide a rendering of how the park will look once completed.

West Long Branch also got $150,000 to make improvements to Valenzano Park.

The towns that were awarded funding through the 2024 Municipal Open Space Grant program are as follows:

• Aberdeen Township – Fireman’s Park Improvements - $475,000
• Allenhurst – Lake Drive Park Improvements - $400,000
• Brielle – Brielle Park Improvements - $150,000
• Eatontown – Fresh Start 80 Acres Park Improvements – Phase II - $150,000
• Freehold Borough – Freehold Park Improvements - $475,000
• Hazlet – Recreation Building with Multipurpose Courts - $475,000
• Highlands – Frank Hall Park Improvements - $86,000
• Holmdel – Sports Court Lighting Improvements - $175,000
• Keansburg – Collins Field Improvements - $75,000
• Lake Como – Behrman Park Improvements – Phase II - $130,000
• Little Silver – Sickles Park Inclusive Playground - $399,000
• Long Branch – City Hall Park Improvements - $475,000
• Marlboro – Tennent Road Walking Trail - $215,000
• Millstone Township – Millstone Park Improvements – Phase III - $475,000
• Neptune Township – Loffredo Fields Improvements – Phase II - $358,000
• Oceanport – Maria Gata Park Improvements – Phase IV - $475,000
• Spring Lake Heights – Joseph E. Robertson Park Pickleball Courts - $100,000
• Tinton Falls – Walz Park Improvements - $475,000
• Red Bank – Marine Park Improvements - $475,000
• Union Beach - Scholer Park Improvements – Phase X - $300,000
• West Long Branch – Valenzano Park Improvements - $150,000