Notice of Application to NJDEP-Green Acres Program
February 13, 2023
Notice is hereby given that Ridgeview Conservancy, a New Jersey nonprofit corporation, will be applying for funding from the State of New Jersey’s Green Acres Program to acquire a parcel of 90.62 +/- acres located in north-east Princeton, along the border with Montgomery Township. This parcel is composed of the following three lots, as designated on the Princeton Tax Map:
Block 1001, Lot 1, 1 Q0008;
Block 1001, Lot 2, 2 Q0008;
Block 1001, Lot 14, 14 Q0009.
Currently owned by Lanwin Development Corporation, this parcel is bounded by Herrontown Road to the south; by residential properties and an undeveloped lot on Herrontown Lane to the east; by Mount Lucas Road and several residential properties along Mount Lucas Road to the west; and by four undeveloped lots bordering on high-density housing developments in Montgomery Township to the north.
Ridgeview Conservancy will also work with partners in Montgomery Township to preserve a contiguous parcel composed of three undeveloped lots, totaling 27.25 +/- acres, which extend to the north-east of the 90.62 +/- acre parcel in Princeton. Currently owned by the New Jersey Department of Transportation, these lots are designated as follows on the Montgomery Tax Map:
Block 37002, Lot 6.01;
Block 37002, Lot 5.01;
Block 37003, Lot 6.81.
In future phases, Ridgeview Conservancy will collaborate with partners in Princeton, Montgomery, and Hopewell Townships to connect the recently conserved 153-acre Province Line Woods and the Ridgeview Woods Preserve with open space and public trail networks in each of the three municipalities.
A copy of the application will be on file at Ridgeview Conservancy’s office at 211 Ridgeview Road, Princeton, NJ 08540, as well as at the Green Acres office and is available for review and comment.
Written comments on the proposed application may be directed to:
Christopher Barr, Executive Director
Ridgeview Conservancy
211 Ridgeview Road
Princeton, NJ 08540
Email: CBarr@woods-wayside.org