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VERNON TOWNSHIP
RESOLUTION #R08-96

AUTHORIZING CREATION OF VERNON TOWNSHIP TREE, PARK BENCH AND PICNIC TABLE MEMORIAL DONATION PROGRAM (Amending Resolution #08-21)

WHEREAS, Vernon Township is located within the Highlands Region of the State and provides many beautiful public outdoor recreational areas for the use of its residents and visitors; and

WHEREAS, the maintenance of the Township’s outdoor recreational areas in a good and safe condition is a matter of public concern; and

WHEREAS, many residents have expressed the desire to enhance the enjoyment of public outdoor recreational areas through the donation of memorials in the form of trees, park benches and/or picnic tables; and

WHEREAS, the Township Council finds that such memorial donations will enhance the public’s enjoyment of public outdoor recreation areas and desires to facilitate such memorial donations by adopting a uniform policy pursuant to which such memorial donations shall be processed; and

WHEREAS, the Township Manager and Staff have developed the attached “Vernon Township Tree, Park Bench and Picnic Table Memorial Donation Program” (PDF) in order to provide for such a policy.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the Township of Vernon, County of Sussex, State of New Jersey, hereby establishes the “Vernon Township Tree, Park Bench and Picnic Table Memorial Donation Program,” to be administered as dictated by the policy attached to this Resolution.

CERTIFICATION

I hereby certify that the above resolution is a true copy of the resolution adopted by the Vernon Township Council at their regular meeting held on April 24, 2008 at 7:00 PM in the Vernon Municipal Building, 21 Church Street, Vernon, NJ

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Dennis Murray
Acting Municipal Clerk