Open Space: About
Meeting Schedule
- Meeting Place
Town Hall
- Meeting Time
7:30 p.m.
- Meeting Dates
February 25, 2008
April 13, 2008*
June 16, 2008
September 15, 2008
* Brundage Park Pavilion, 1:00 p.m.
In 1992, Randolph Township voters overwhelmingly supported a ballot referendum to establish a local Open Space Trust Fund. This partnership between local residents, municipal leaders, and the township’s professional staff has resulted in the preservation of over one thousand acres of land throughout the township. Randolph has preserved land for wonderful parks, natural areas, and trails. A highlight of the program is the permanent protection of the Clyde Potts Reservoir and its surrounding watershed, a regional resource for drinking water.
This could not have been accomplished without the local Open Space Trust Fund. The strength of the preservation program is the ability to match these very important funds with grants from the Morris County Open Space Trust Fund, New Jersey Green Acres Program, Morris County Park Commission, and local utility authorities. Leveraging limited dollars expanded purchasing power and enhanced opportunities to preserve land.
The Open Space Advisory Committee has worked closely with the Township Council and Manager’s Office to design and produce signs to permanently mark these municipal lands that were funded by Randolph’s Open Space Trust Fund. Residents can easily find these signs posted at Freedom Park on Millbrook Avenue and Hidden Valley Park on Everdale Road, to name just a few.
For more information, the Open Space Advisory Committee.
| Committee Member | Position | Term Ends |
|---|---|---|
| Wendy Whiting | Chair | 2009 |
| William Hughes | Vice Chair | 2008 |
| Mindy Cohen | 2010 | |
| Bob Giarraffa | 2010 | |
| Ray Snyder | 2009 | |
| Richard Thomas | 2008 | |
| Steve Shannon | Alternate #1 | 2008 |
| Mark Casella | Alternate #2 | 2009 |
| Rohit Ratnala | Student Member | 6/2008 |
| Steve O’Mara | Environmental Liaison | —— |
| Steve Healey | Parks Liaison | —— |
| Sue Huston | Recreation Liaison | —— |
| Jay Alpert | Council Liaison | —— |
| Thomas S. Russo, Jr. | Assistant Twp. Manager | —— |