The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners on Sept. 25 approved a $15,000 Cumberland Plans grant to North Newton Township to fund a master site plan for a 4.4-acre tract adjacent to the township’s main park in Oakville. Stephanie Williams presented the request via Zoom, saying the total project is about $30,000 and the township “has committed the full 50% to fund their local match.”

The grant will pay half of the master planning cost to determine how the newly acquired parcel will be integrated with the existing park. Williams said the Planning Commission’s grants committee reviewed the application and the full Planning Commission recommended approval. Commissioners voted unanimously to approve the award.

The master plan is intended to identify uses and improvements for the parcel and guide subsequent design and construction decisions. The county’s Cumberland Plans program provides matching funds for local park and planning projects; this award covers 50% of the project cost, with the township responsible for the remainder. The county did not specify a timetable for the master planning work at the meeting.

This action was taken during the board’s regular agenda under agenda item 15. The commissioners voted in favor by voice vote; with one commissioner absent for a planned absence, the motion carried.