IN THIS ISSUE IN THE NEWS M o n m o u t h H o r r o r C o u n t y m a g .l a z m e F a i r SERVING ABERDEEN, HAZLET, HOLMDEL, a h i t KEYPORT, MATAWAN AND MIDDLETOWN Page 33 P a g e 2 3 JULY 17, 1996 4 0 C E N T S VOLUME 26, NUMBER 29 R e s i d e n t s w a n t t o . * p r e s e r v e b a y f r o n t 55-acre tract between Earle Navy pier and Leonardo State Marina has multiple owners BY CINDY HERRSCHAFT Staff W riter fter more than 14 years of perseverance, some Leonardo residents continue to seek A one owner who will preserve 55 acres between the Naval Weapons Station Earle pier complex and the Leonardo State Marina in the Leonardo section. However, questions remain about who really Members of the Strathmore Swim and Tennis Club in Aberdeen owns the bayfront property and where the funding enjoy an afternoon of water aerobics. will come from to unify the land under one owner. “The community wants to preserve the proper­ ty,” explained Art Weimer, a Washington Avenue resident and community activist. Aberdeen club In addition to offering a passive recreation site for present and future generations, preserving the land as open space would provide local wildlife with a healthy estuary, he explained. s till in the sw im The property, which is divided among five owners, is a feeding area for migratory birds, a Few changes are See related story, pg. 15. nesting area for large sea turtles, and a mating made during club's area for horseshoe crabs, said Weimer, who is one For 34 years, the facility has of more than 60 residents fighting to protect the 34-year existence been offering members a place land. of escape on hot summer days. Instead of serving as a quiet place for residents BY EILEEN KOUTNIK The facility offers a large to fish and for birds to feed, “the property is the Staff W riter swimming pool, basketball, ten­ location of unregulated uses of marine craft and nis and volleyball courts, a off-road vehicles, which have negatively impacted ids swimming around snack bar and a day camp for the land’s recovery and seasonal wildlife needs,” the pool playing Marco younger children. according to a memorandum from the K Polo, a group of wo­ The day camp has 62 kids, Environmental Commission to the Township men doing water aerobics, and a and for four hours each day, Committee, encouraging the committee to consid­ father and son playing ping- staff play games with the chil­ er the property as a future Green Acres funding pong. dren and take them into pool. candidate. These are some of the sights “It’s our first year at the Also, according to the commission, dredge that welcome people as they club,” a club member from material from the Leonardo Marina was used to enter the Strathmore Swim and Laurence Harbor said. “It’s fill in wetlands on part of the tract. Tennis Club on Lloyd Road in great for the kids, very clean “They’ve taken away one of the top recreation Aberdeen. and a closer drive than the other areas,” Washington Avenue Ralph Carloni said, The club used to be called swim club my family belonged referring to groups of recreationists who use the the Strathmore Bath and Tennis to.” area to launch personal jet skis. 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