Obtaining Multiple Grants to Purchase United Water Property A Gamble, Casey Said

The audio tapes of the March 14, 2011, work session tell what grant information Marlene Casey provided to the Mayor and Council regarding the potential purchase of the United Water property.

In her appearance at the March 14, 2011, work session, Borough Grant Writer Marlene Casey told the Mayor and Council that although the town could apply for grant money through Green Acres and Open Space multiple years to assist in funding the purchase, "It's a gamble." A "gamble" that did not pay off for the Borough when they were not approved for multiple grants for the purchase of the Carlton Place property. At the time that Casey appeared at the March 14 work session, Hekemian had already entered into a private sale contract with United Water for the purchase of the 13-acre tract of land. The window of opportunity to purchase this property seems to have straddled two administrations--former Mayor Frank DeBari (D) (who was defeated in …

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