Officials plan to use $550,000 bond ordinance for purchase
By DON STINE
The old Wardell/Welsh dairy tract on Old Corlies Avenue in Neptune, one of the oldest dairies in Monmouth County, will be preserved as open space under a $550,000 bond ordinance expected to be introduced by the Township Committee this Monday.
The 6.46-acre tract at 703 Old Corlies Ave. is zoned for light industrial use and area residents have been urging the governing body to preserve the site as open space.
Residents living in western Neptune recently formed the Old Corlies Avenue Preservation Alliance (OCAPA) which seeks to not only help preserve the historic character of the neighborhood- the oldest in the township- but also to keep the farm as open space. (more…)