Long Beach Township has closed on 24 acres of coastal marshland on the bayside in Holgate, preserving as open space a tract that was previously eyed for development. Clam Cove Reserve, as the municipality has named the property, was purchased for $3 million, split by the Ocean County Natural Lands Trust Fund and the township, 49-51 percent.
Ocean County will receive an easement and the municipality will own and maintain the land, which fronts Long Beach Boulevard between Rosemma and Beck avenues.
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