Wall Gets $134K For Pickleball Courts At Camp Evans

WALL TOWNSHIP, NJ — It's official: Pickleball courts are coming this spring to Camp Evans in Wall Township.

In January, Monmouth County announced it will give Wall a $134,000 grant to build pickleball courts at the park.

Three pickleball courts will be built this year; they will be located in what is currently the paved parking lot area of the park. In total, it will cost $267,275 to build the courts; there is the $134,000 grant from the county and Wall Twp. will fund the rest.

Camp Evans is a 37-acre WWII-era national landmark in Wall. It is now a town park.

In 2021, Monmouth County asked all towns in the county to apply for funding out of its County Open Space Trust Fund. Each town was limited to a single application per year and a maximum grant of $250,000. Twenty four Monmouth County towns applied and 19 were chosen.

Here are all the Monmouth County towns that will get funding for park improvements in 2022:

• Township of Millstone Clarksburg Cultural Center, Phase III $150,000.00
• Township of Colts Neck Improvements to Laird Road Recreation Center and Five Points Park $140,000.00
• Township of Wall Pickleball Courts at Camp Evans $ 134,000.00
• Borough of Eatontown Nicodemus Park Splash Pad Project $ 48,000.00
• Borough of Fair Haven Spagnuolo Property Acquisition $ 250,000.00
• Borough of Bradley Beach ADA Park Improvements at Lake Terrace Park $ 70,000.00
• Borough of Oceanport Pickleball Court and Community Garden Project $ 53,000.00
• Borough of Highlands Snug Harbor Skate Park Project $ 200,000.00
• Borough of Manasquan Improvements to Curtis Park Phase II $ 150,000.00
• Borough of Keyport 2021 Park Improvement Project $ 140,000.00
• Township of Middletown McMahon Park Improvements Project $ 200,000.00
• Township of Aberdeen Cambridge Park Improvements $ 150,000.00
• Borough of Monmouth Beach Griffin Park Improvements $ 100,000.00
• Borough of Neptune City Improvements to Adams Field Phase II $ 200,000.00
• Borough of Atlantic Highlands 2022 Open Space Acquisition $ 250,000.00
• Township of Hazlet North Hazlet Community Park $ 250,000.00
• Township of Holmdel Pedestrian & Bikeway Plan Phase 1 $ 114,000.00
• Borough of Red Bank Various Park Improvements Phase III $ 100,000.00
• Borough of Freehold Various Park Improvements $ 117,000.00

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