Open Space Trust Fund Committee

Open Space Trust Fund Committee - Final Presentations

19 Oct 2022 This committee reviews open space applications submitted by any of the 39 municipalities in the county as well as eligible land conservancies.

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Organization

The Morris County Open Space Committee reviews, prioritizes and makes recommendations to the Morris County Board of County Commissioners on the funding or projects which fall into the municipal/qualified charitable conservancy category. This fifteen (15) member Committee consists of one representative from each of the eight municipal regions in the county (see the Map of County Regions(PDF, 39KB)), plus representatives from the County Planning Board, County Agriculture Development Board, County Park Commission, County Municipal Utilities Authority, County Trail Program Advisory Committee, and two members-at-large. The Committee members are appointed by the Morris County Board of County Commissioners pursuant to the Rules and Regulations of the Morris County Preservation Trust Fund(PDF, 264KB) (Section 3.3.4.1).

Since its creation in 1994, 159 representatives have served on the Committee.

Members

2022 Open Space Committee Members

Jacqueline (Jaki) Albrecht – Region III – Roxbury

Patrick Antonetti – Region VI – Lincoln Park

Astri Baillie – Region VIII – Madison

Betty Cass-Schmidt – Morris County Park Commission

Jennifer Cooper – Region I – Chester Borough

Nita Galate – Morris County Trail Program Advisory Committee and Morris County Planning Board

Thomas Galfo – Morris County Agriculture Development Board

Larry Gindoff – Morris County Municipal Utilities Authority

Thomas “Ace” Gallagher – Region VII – Hanover

David Kaplan – Region V – Parsippany-Troy Hills

Suzanne McCluskey – At-Large

Robert Norton – Region IV – Wharton

Mohamed Seyam – At-Large

Jay Thomson – Region II - Randolph

Commissioner Liaisons

Stephen H. Shaw

Thomas J. Mastrangelo (alternate)

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