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It was over in 10 minutes. The long-awaited, highly anticipated opening of bids to purchase and redevelop a 292-acre portion of Fort Monmouth was officially conducted at 12:30 p.m.

Two local residents poised to transform a prime 12-acre portion of the former Fort Monmouth are actively seeking tenants for their waterfront mixed-use development on Parker’s Creek.

At approximately 12:30 p.m. June 6, bid proposals to redevelop over 290 acres – most of the remaining unsold property on the former Fort Monmouth known as the Mega Parcel – will be opened by staff of the Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority (FMERA). While the names of the bidding entities will be made public, little else will be known about what those proposals contain for months.

At the first in-person meeting of the Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority (FMERA) in 26 months, the chairman’s seat was left vacant in honor of the late Robert Lucky of Fair Haven, who passed away March 10 at 86 while serving in that role.

As crowds flocked to New Jersey cannabis dispensaries, Monmouth County has yet to see the retail side of legal adult recreational marijuana.

The governing bodies of Eatontown, Oceanport and Tinton Falls have 45 days to review and comment on an amendment to the developer’s plan for setbacks for the redevelopment project at the fort’s former Nurses Quarters along Main Street. 

The Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority reissued its Request for Offers to Purchase the 292-acre site known as the Mega Parcel, located within the boroughs of Eatontown and Oceanport on the former U.S. Army base. Responses are due by noon June 6.

The fort’s former Bowling Center has now been officially incorporated into the Mega Parcel. A new Request for Offers to Purchase...

FORT MONMOUTH – The Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority (FMERA) has agreed to “buy back” the former fort’s Bowling Center for $1 from the developer who was about to renovate it into The Alley at the Fort. The fate of the 2.8-acre parcel located in Eatontown along Route 537 is unclear. 

By Laura D.C. Kolnoski COURTESY FMERA A recently revised map of the portions of Fort Monmouth now comprising...