Weehawken and Union City have purchased the dormant Hackensack Reservoir No. 2 from United Water, the state Department of Environmental Protection announced.
The 14.4-acre reservoir property, which hasn’t been in operation since 1996, will be transformed into a passive park with a trail around it, officials said.
Weehawken Mayor Richard Turner said Weehawken is providing the lion’s share of the 11ドル million purchase price since the land is in Weehawken, between Highpoint and Gregory avenues at Palisade Avenue. The west end of the property is on the Union City border.
The purchase is being funded by an 8ドル.66 million low-interest loan to Weehawken from the Trust for Public Land, 2ドル million in Green Acres money Weehawken received earlier this year, and 168,000ドル each from Weehawken and Union City.
Weehawken and Union City will split the maintenance costs of the park and debt service on the 8ドル.66 million loan, Turner said.
"This agreement keeps a major piece of open space in a densely populated portion of the state available to the public, preserves the character of the surrounding neighborhoods and enhances the quality of life for everyone," said Turner.
United Water stopped using the reservoir in 1996 after the state mandated that all water reservoirs be covered.
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