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File #: R-26-061    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 1/14/2026 In control: Mayor and Council of Princeton
On agenda: 2/23/2026 Final action: 2/23/2026
Title: Resolution of the Mayor and Council of the Municipality of Princeton Formally Requesting Amendments to its Recreation and Open Space Inventory (ROSI) Pursuant To N.J.A.C. 7:36-25.3
Sponsors: Mayor and Council of Princeton
Attachments: 1. MEMO for Green Acres ROSI Update 2026.01.05.pdf, 2. Parcels to be included on the ROSI.pdf, 3. Updated ROSI following Green Acres Review.pdf
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Resolution of the Mayor and Council of the Municipality of Princeton Formally Requesting Amendments to its Recreation and Open Space Inventory (ROSI) Pursuant To N.J.A.C. 7:36-25.3
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WHEREAS, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Green Acres Program ("State"), provides loans and/or grants to municipal and county governments and grants to nonprofit organizations for assistance in the acquisition and development of lands for outdoor recreation and conservation purposes; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to the rules governing applications for Green Acres funding ("Rules"), each time a municipality applies for funding, it shall submit a Recreation and Open Space Inventory (ROSI), which shall list each parcel of land held by the municipality for recreation and conservation purposes, and which also serves as the master list of Green Acres-encumbered properties in each municipality (both funded parkland and unfunded parkland); and

WHEREAS, also pursuant to the Rules, a municipality shall submit a request to the State for an amendment to its ROSI if it seeks to alter or update any information thereon; and

WHEREAS, the Municipality of Princeton ("Princeton"), in consultation with the State, seeks to amend Princeton's ROSI by:

1. ADDING the following parcels of land to be included thereon:
* Block 1001, Lots 1, 2 and 14 (90.4 acres) (unfunded)
* Block 6106, Lot 1 (0.18 acres) (unfunded)
* Block 6401, Lot 2 (14.02 acres) (unfunded)
* Block 52.01, Lots 94, 95, 100 and 101 (0.01 acres) (unfunded); and

2. UPDATING the funding information for the following parcels of land:
* Block 5201, Lot 7 (changed from unknown to funded)
* Block 7401, Lots 2 and 3 (changed from funded to unfunded)
* Block 34.01, Lot 17 (changed from unfunded to funded)
* Block 1.01, Lot 3 (changed from unknown to funded)
* Block 15.02, Lots 38 and 72 (changed from unknown to unfunded)
* Block 2901, Lot 3 (changed from unknown to funded)
* Block 4201, Lot 3 (changed from unknown ...

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