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Some good news on the fight to save Camp Pouch in the Staten Island Advance<\/a><\/p>\n

The Port Authority is expected to invest approximately $4 million into the preservation of Pouch Camp, a beloved Scouting campground once threatened by residential development, the Advance has learned. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A source close to the project said the money comes from the bi-state agency’s $60 million Harbor Estuary Program, which allows the funding of ecologically valuable projects using revenue generated from seaport activity and not from tolls.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The link above leads to the full article.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Some good news on the fight to save Camp Pouch in the Staten Island Advance The Port Authority is expected to invest approximately $4 million into the preservation of Pouch Camp, a beloved Scouting campground once threatened by residential development, the Advance has learned. 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