Barnegat to Receive $37000 Clean Communities Grant for Littler Cleanup

Barnegat to Receive $37000 Clean Communities Grant for Littler Cleanup Barnegat Township received an annual Clean Communities grant again this week from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. An additional $1. The are funded by a legislated user-fee on manufacturers, wholesalers and distributors that produce litter-generating products. "On a community level, litter and trash can sometimes be a real detriment - it's unsightly and it kind of hurts the community's self-esteem," said New Jersey DEP spokesman Lawrence Hajna when speaking about the importance of Clean Communities funding. "It's a very small fee," Hajna said. Seven municipalities in New Jersey are not eligible because they have fewer than 200 housing units, the DEP said in a press release. The DEP awarded a total of $13. 75, which is the highest Clean Communities award of any of the other counties in New Jersey. "The state has allocated Clean Communities grants for at least the past 20 years, so the funding is already incorporated into the budget," Barnegat Township Administrator David Breeden said. Disbursements to municipalities are based on the number of housing units and miles of municipally owned roadways within each municipality. Barnegat to Receive $37000 Clean Communities Grant for Littler Cleanup Trade News selected by Local Linkup on 03/05/2012