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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF A FEDERAL AID GRANT FROM THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE OF THE MORRIS CANAL GREENWAY PECKMAN RIVER CROSSING PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE IN THE TOWNSHIP OF LITTLE FALLS, PURSUANT TO N.J.S.A. 40:20-1.
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WHEREAS, the County of Passaic (hereafter “County”) is a body politic and corporate pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:18-1 and vested with all rights contained therein; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:20-1 the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Passaic (hereafter “Board”) is vested with managing the property, finances, and affairs of the County; and
WHEREAS, the New Jersey Department of Transportation (hereafter “NJDOT”) makes Federal Aid grant funds available to the County for the Construction Phase of the Morris Canal Greenway Peckman River Crossing Pedestrian Bridge in the Township of Little Falls (hereafter “Project”); and
WHEREAS, on October 15, 2026, NJDOT informed the County that the County would receive a Federal Aid Grant in the amount of four million four hundred ninety-two thousand five hundred fifty-one dollars and fifty-nine cents ($4,492,551.59) for the Construction Phase of the Project; and
WHEREAS, the grant is to be administered pursuant to Project Agreement No. 2026-DT-BLA1-02 between NJDOT and the County (hereafter “Project Agreement”), which requires execution by the County; and
WHEREAS, NJDOT requires the County to execute various project agreement documents and to pass and execute an NJDOT Enabling Resolution in connection with the Project; and
WHEREAS, this matter was discussed at the October 14, 2026 meeting of the Public Works Committee and is being recommended to the Board for approval; and
NOW, THEREFORE, LET IT BE RESOLVED, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:20-1, that the Passaic County Board of County Commissioners hereby authorizes the acceptance of a Federal Aid Grant from NJDOT in the amount of four million four hundred ninety-two thousand five hundred fifty-one dollars and fifty-nine cents ($4,492,551.59) for the Construction Phase of the Morris Canal Greenway Peckman River Crossing Pedestrian Bridge in the Township of Little Falls, and authorizes the execution of Project Agreement No. 2026-DT-BLA1-02 between NJDOT and the County; and
LET IT BE FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Clerk to the Board, County Counsel, and the Director of the Board are authorized to take any other steps necessary to carry out the purpose of this Resolution.
ZMQ October 27, 2026