Council authorizes Memorial Field Open Space grant application

At the May 4 meeting the council opened a public hearing on a Bergen County Open Space Trust Fund application for Memorial Field (Block 2325, Lots 1 & 2). GLD Associates senior consultant Buono described the project scope: site clearing, construction of a retaining wall, replacement of an asphalt walkway with a 6-foot-wide concrete walkway approximately 945 feet long, five sets of bleachers of which three will be ADA accessible, an ADA ramp connecting two new ADA parking spaces and landscaping and fencing as needed.

"Memorial Field will have the following components in this project...installation of five sets of bleachers, three of which will be ADA accessible," Buono said, summarizing design elements that are specifically intended to meet ADA barrier-free requirements.

With no public commenters the council closed the hearing and approved Resolution 26‑239 to file the grant application. The administration told the council the grant request of $120,000 would fund the walking path, ADA-compliant bleachers and two ADA parking spaces; the grant application was listed on the meeting agenda and the resolution passed by roll call.