For Immediate
Release:
September 29, 2022
Commissioners
kick off fall tourism season in Monmouth County
County
Commissioners excited about summer 2022 tourism statistics
WALL TWP, NJ – The Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners,
local officials and tourism partners welcomed the fall 2022 tourism season and
shared summer 2022 tourism statistics at a press conference at Allaire
Community Farm this morning.
“The fall is one of the best times of year to visit
Monmouth County. From our Grown in Monmouth farms hosting activities to
enjoying our beautiful park system, there is always something to do,” said
Commissioner Director Thomas A. Arnone. “Monmouth County offers fun for the
whole family with many pick-your-own farms, fall festivals, pumpkin patches,
corn mazes, and petting zoos. We invite everyone to visit our incredible County
and see we are a true year-round tourism destination.”
“Summer 2022 was incredibly successful where we
already have over $29 million reported in beach revenue in the County,” said Director
Arnone. “Towns across the County saw an increase of 7 percent over 2021 revenues
and we credit this to a dry summer season and the incredible work of our municipalities
and tourism industry partners.”
“I’d like to thank the Monmouth County Commissioners for
their efforts in making this a great county to live in,” said Kevin P. Orender,
Mayor of Wall Twp. “We had a great summer and it was great to see everyone out
enjoying themselves and I am glad people decided to stay local.”
“I would like to thank Director Arnone, the Commissioners
and Allaire Community Farm, which is dear to my heart,” said Evelyn Mars,
Executive Director of the Jersey Shore Chamber of Commerce. “The Chamber is
here to support business large and small, and the County has been instrumental in
helping with grants and the CARES Act that has helped our business move forward
after the pandemic.”
“We are grateful to Director Arnone and the Monmouth
County Commissioners for their unending support to help our nonprofit farm
through grants from the County. We wouldn’t be where we are without their
support,” said JoAnn Burney and Sean Burney, owners of Allaire Community Farm. “We
are a nonprofit organization with 95 percent of our animals being rescues, and
we focus on residents with special needs and veterans with Post Traumatic
Stress Disorder (PTSD). We invite the public to come visit and support our
farm.”
The County also announced that a second round of Community
Development Block Grant funding has become available.
“Nonprofit organizations and microbusinesses (small
businesses with 5 employees or less including the owner) may be located
anywhere in the County but must meet other program criteria to qualify,” said
Director Arnone. “Each applicant may apply for up to $20,000 towards the
reimbursement of eligible expenses associated with preparing, preventing,
and/or responding to coronavirus.”
The press conference was live-streamed and can be viewed in
its entirety on the Monmouth County Government’s Facebook and YouTube Channel.
For more information about Monmouth County happenings, go
to tourism.visitmonmouth.com and follow Monmouth County Tourism on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
To learn more about the Monmouth
County Small Business and Nonprofit COVID Grant Assistance Program, go to www.visitmonmouth.com.
WALL TWP, NJ – County officials
and tourism partners gathered to kick off the fall 2022 tourism season at Allaire
Community Farm reminding residents and visitors that Monmouth County is a year-round
tourism destination. (L-R: Donald T. Corson, former Mayor of Wall Twp., JoAnn
Burney, co-founder of Allaire Community Farm, Evelyn Mars, Executive Director
of the Jersey Shore Chamber of Commerce, County Clerk Christine G. Hanlon,
County Commissioner Nick DiRocco, Commissioner Deputy Director Susan M. Kiley,
Commissioner Director Thomas A. Arnone, County Commissioner Ross F. Licitra, Kevin
Orender, Mayor of Wall Twp. and Sean Burney, co-founder of Allaire Community
Farm.)
WALL TWP, NJ—Commissioner
Director Thomas A. Arnone spoke about the importance of partnerships between
the County, municipalities and the tourism industry at the 2022 fall tourism
season kick off press conference.