Tag: New Jersey Green Acres Program
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Edison purchasing former proposed warehouse site in Silverlake; developer moves away from controversial townhomes on former Charlie Brown’s site
EDISON – Last July, neighbors on opposite ends of the township unified with rallies to just say “no” to two proposed development projects, which they called “inappropriate,” “destructive” and even “criminal” if built in their neighborhoods. Almost a year later, their rallying cries have essentially been heard. The township is in the process of purchasing…
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Diverting New Jersey’s parkland erodes public trust
By Alison Mitchell Few things last forever, but one thing that must last forever is preserved land. Here in New Jersey, when towns, counties and nonprofit organizations use state Green Acres funds to buy or improve land for public parks and open space, all of the parkland designated on their Recreation and Open Space Inventory…
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Open Space Trust Fund in Edison will support parks, recreation and open space; voters will decide in November election
EDISON – An Open Space Trust Fund in the township would support park, recreation facilities, maintenance, open space purchases and historic preservation. In 2018, voters came to the polls and defeated the Open Space referendum by 363 votes. “The 2018 referendum lost by 300 votes in an off-year election,” said Walter Stochel, a member of…
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Green Acres is the place to be!
By Michele S. Byers Ever wonder what the Green Acres signs are about all over New Jersey? No, they are not an advertisement for a funny old TV show. Green Acres is the name of New Jersey’s hugely successful 60-year-old program of land preservation. You may not know the New Jersey Green Acres Program is…
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French ambassador to U.S. will join D&R Greenway’s celebration of land preservation
The French ambassador to the United States, Phillipe Etienne, will join D&R Greenway Land Trust’s annual celebration of land preservation. The event will feature Point Breeze, the former estate of Joseph Napoleon Bonaparte, the exiled King of Spain, located in Bordentown. Point Breeze once drew famous dignitaries from Spain and France, as well as founders…