Eatontown No Longer Interested in Acquiring Fort Monmouth's Mallette Hall
Mayor Gerald Tarantolo "admits defeat" in attempt to acquire building as gift from FMERA
Eatontown is no longer pursuing the acquisition, renovation or purchase of Mallette Hall on the Fort Monmouth property. Eatontown Mayor Gerald Tarantolo had been pushing for Mallette Hall to be given to the borough as a gift for $1 from the Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority (FMERA) and be used as the borough hall. On Wednesday night, Tarantolo officially ended his pursuit of the acquisition of the building. "To facilitate discussion tonight, I am admitting defeat in obtaining Mallette Hall as a gift and certainly do not recommend outright purchase," Tarantolo said in a prepared statement. "I was told by FMERA more recently that I should not be disappointed if the acquisition by gift is denied. The option to purchase was still…
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