BERKELEY – The township received a $2,892,223 grant to fix culverts at Holiday City.
“This is a big grant for us and we’re happy to receive it, that’s for sure,” Mayor John Bacchione said at a recent Township Council meeting.
Officials and residents have discussed problems with the culverts in the retirement communities. The goal is to be able to better control the water levels.
Township workers have cleaned the lakes in the past, officials said. However, fixing the culverts would solve most of the problems.
When water stagnates, there’s a decrease in the health of the lake – and the animals and plants that need clean water. Instead, you get bugs and sand bars.
The Township Council also went out for bids for companies to do the work.
There were two grants inserted into the budget at a recent Township Council meeting. One was the Intergovernmental Agreement for Stormwater Improvement Construction Projects, which was for the culverts. The other was a Fiscal Year 2024 Homeland Security grant in the amount of $41,478.40.
New Stop Signs
The intersection of Trenton Avenue South and Elizabeth Avenue will soon have stop signs at all four directions. If you take Serpentine Drive west from Route 9 it will split off into Elizabeth.
One resident present at the meeting thanked the governing body for the change, noting that there are probably 10 kids living close to that intersection.
A stop sign was authorized on Cutlass Way at the intersection with Pelican Point. Cutlass is off of Route 9 across from the William J. Dudley Park.
These two items were introduced at the Township Council’s April meeting. They will be up for a vote at the May meeting and then go into effect 20 days later. The Township Clerk said it might be mid-June before they go up.
The post Grant Received For Culvert Project appeared first on Jersey Shore Online.
