A 9.6 acre tract on the Manasquan River in the township's Herbertsville section has been officially dedicated as preserved land.
Beaton Point, a peninsula located in the Beverly Beach neighborhood, could have been sold to developers by its private owner, but the township and county agreed to jointly purchase the tract in 2010 in order to preserve it as open space.
The two governmental bodies split the $1,257,500 price of the property. The county used funding from a state grant as well as its natural lands trust fund to help pay for the purchase.
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"This site is fantastic,'' Freeholder John C. Bartlett Jr. said at the time of the purchase.
Mayor Stephen C. Acropolis said that the unspoiled plot of land was once under consideration for six or seven homes, but an outcry from residents caused the township to investigate its purchase and preservation.
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