Public Notice of Intent to Transfer Federal Property – Fort Monmouth – Parcel R119
The United States Department of the Army (Army), hereby notifies the public of its intent to convey by quitclaim deed to the New Jersey State Highway Department, a portion of the former Fort Monmouth (FTMM), New Jersey. The subject property runs parallel to the western boundary of FTMM and State Road Route 35, located in Eatontown Borough, NJ. The property is known to the NJ Department of Transportation (NJDOT) as Parcel R119 and encompasses an area of approximately 0.511 acres. The Army currently owns the subject property, and it exists as a right-of-way easement between the Army and the NJ State Highway Department. The property has been evaluated and determined to be suitable for transfer. The Army plans to convey approximately 0.511 acres under an Economic Development Conveyance. A draft Finding of Suitability to Transfer (FOST) has been prepared to document the environmental conditions of the property.
The above draft FOST is available for a 30-day public review and comment period commencing from August 9, 2025, and ending on September 8, 2025. The document is available for review at the following website: Latest Updates – Fort Monmouth. The FOST will also be available for review at the Fort Monmouth Environmental Restoration Public Information Repository (the Administrative Record) at the following location: Monmouth County Library, Eastern Branch, 1001 Route 35 Shrewsbury, NJ (732-683-8980).
All comments must be postmarked by September 8, 2025, and mailed to the address below or emailed to Melissa.Abt@usace.army.mil.
Melissa Abt, Project Manager, Environmental, InterAgency & International Services Branch, US Army Corps of Engineers New York District, 26 Federal Plaza, 17th Floor, New York, NY 10278, (917) 790-8230