Parks In Eatontown, Long Branch Get Money For Improvements

EATONTOWN, NJ — On Nov. 14, the Monmouth County Board of Commissioners awarded grants to 27 Monmouth County towns to make park improvements.

Eatontown was given $161,370 from the county to replace a bridge in the F. Bliss Arboretum and Wildlife Sanctuary. Long Branch was given $361,817 to make Van Court Park improvements (not specified). And West Long Branch was given $72,363 to make improvements to Valenzano Park (not specified).

The work on all three will start in 2026.

The municipalities that were awarded funding through the 2025 Municipal Open Space Grant program and the amount each awardee received were as follows:

• Allenhurst – Railroad Park Plaza – Phase III - $144,727
• Atlantic Highlands – Improvements to Municipal Harbor Park - $180,908
• Belmar – Silver Lake Recreation Trail Reconstruction Project - $203,341
• Brielle – Brielle Eco Path - $75,981
• Eatontown – F. Bliss Arboretum and Wildlife Sanctuary Bridge Replacement - $161,370
• Fair Haven – 21 Fair Haven Road Waterfront Improvements - $361,817
• Freehold Borough – Veterans Park Improvement Project - $49,931
• Freehold Township – Opatut Park Improvement Project - $122,294
• Hazlet – Interior Fit Out of Pre-fabricated Recreation Building - $361,817
• Highlands – Improvements at Veterans Memorial Park, Improvements at Huddy Park, and Community Center Improvements - $225,050
• Little Silver – Markham Place Complex Improvements - $220,708
• Long Branch – Van Court Park Improvements - $361,817
• Manalapan – Dreyer All-Inclusive Playground Surfacing - $54,272
• Manasquan – Winterstella Park Playground Improvements - $344,811
• Matawan – Terhune Park Improvements - $180,908
• Middletown – Kunkel Park Site Improvements - $361-817
• Millstone Township – Baird Homestead Improvement Project 2025 - $126,636
• Monmouth Beach – Monmouth Beach Memorial Park and Griffin Park Fitness Equipment - $108,545
• Neptune City – Improvements to Memorial Park and Adams Field - $361,817
• Neptune Township – Improvements to Sunshine Park Playground - $267,744
• Oceanport – Blackberry Bay Park Improvements – $280,7700
• Red Bank – Count Basie Park Open Space Improvement Project - $361,817
• Rumson – Jumping Point Park – West Park - $361,817
• Spring Lake – Marucci Memorial Park Improvements – Phase III - $217,090
• Union Beach - Scholer Park Improvements – Phase XI - $68,022
• Wall Township – Camp Evans Recreational Upgrades – Phase II - $361,817
• West Long Branch – Valenzano Park - $72,363