The Town of Boonton shall permit the dedication of benches to
remember deceased individuals and families on Town-owned benches,
through the Sponsor-a-Bench Program. Benches shall be installed in
accordance with the following regulations.
The fee for a dedicated bench shall be not less than $1,500.
Should any periodic increase in bench prices occur, the Parks and
Recreation Department shall advise of actual cost for such dedicated
bench upon taking an application from any interested party. The dedication
of a bench shall run for an indefinite period of time. The bench will
be purchased by the Town of Boonton from the aforementioned fee, and
said bench shall become the exclusive property of the Town of Boonton.
The Parks and Recreation Director shall maintain the right to move
the bench to another park location at any time and for any reason.
Applications shall be obtained from and, after completion, returned
to the Town of Boonton Recreation Department. Applications for specific
locations shall be considered on a first-come-first-served basis.
The Town of Boonton Recreation Department will inform the applicant
whether the application is approved or denied and, if approved, of
the expected date of the installation. A "Sponsor-A-Bench Application"
shall be required from all applicants, along with a written acceptance
by the applicant of the Program's terms and conditions.
Benches shall be of a size, style and material determined and
approved by the Town of Boonton Parks and Recreation Director. Inscriptions
set forth on said benches shall be reviewed and approved at the sole
discretion of the Town of Boonton Parks and Recreation Director.
Sponsored benches shall be permitted at all existing public
parks and locations, subject to the final approval of the Town of
Boonton Parks and Recreation Director.
No individual or organization may make improvements or install
a "memorial plaque" on any bench or public space without the express
approval of the Town of Boonton Parks and Recreation Director.
The Town of Boonton shall not be responsible for the replacement
of benches that have been damaged or destroyed due to vandalism, natural
occurrences or the passage of time. Applicants shall be responsible
for the replacement of damaged or destroyed benches at their sole
expense.