Skate park and other state-funded projects coming to Camden County
State funds will help bring a skate park to Cherry Hill and a recreation area to Oaklyn, officials say.
The aid also will support upgrades to a township park and a high school stadium in Cherry Hill, and at a recreation center in Haddon Township.
The skate park will be in the Cherry Hill section of Cooper River Park, according to a statement from Assembly Majority Leader Louis Greenwald of Voorhees and Assemblywoman Pamela Lampitt of Cherry Hill.
The park will benefit from $87,000 in aid from the legislators' "local recreational improvement grants."
The project is in the design stage, with bids expected to go out in the fall.
"Since holding a public meeting on the project in February, we have been working to incorporate community feedback and suggestsions," said Camden County Commissioner Ed McDonnell.
Other South Jersey projects
State funding will also benefit other areas in Camden County.
Oaklyn - $87,000 for redevelopment of the Oaklyn Swim Club into a recreational facility.
Cherry Hill - $81,000 for stadium improvements at Cherry Hill East High School and $71,000 for better accessibility, more equipment and upgraded facilities at the town's Brandywood Park.
Haddon Township - $81,000 to fund improvements to the Crystal Lake Recreational Area.
This article originally appeared on Cherry Hill Courier-Post: Skate park and other improvements to be funded for Camden County
