Tag: open space preservation
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Freehold Township will acquire preservation easement on Route 33 tract
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Municipal officials have adopted an ordinance that authorizes the purchase of an easement at 853 Route 33 (near Crow Hill Road), Freehold Township. The property is owned by Gibson Farms. Officials said the easement has been deemed useful for agricultural conservation and/or open space. The township’s action will preclude the property from…
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Allentown council authorizes funds for ‘greenbelt team’
ALLENTOWN – The Borough Council has made clear its commitment to preserving land on Allentown’s borders by appropriating funds for what officials are calling a greenbelt professional team. According to a resolution council members passed on Nov. 12, the governing body “is committed to open space preservation and stopping warehouses at our borders to complete…
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Freehold Township officials pursue easement on Route 33 property
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Municipal officials in Freehold Township are taking action to purchase an easement of more than 54 acres on Route 33 as farmland/open space at a cost of $2.9 million that may be shared among several entities. During a recent meeting, the Township Committee introduced an ordinance that will, if adopted, authorize the…
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Monmouth County freeholders to acquire easement, open space parcels
The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders is continuing to pursue its stated goal to acquire and preserve properties throughout the region. At their meeting on June 26, the freeholders took action on three properties in western Monmouth County. First, the freeholders authorized a county cost share for a development easement purchase in Millstone Township by…
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Monmouth freeholders preserve open space in county’s panhandle region
The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders is spending money to preserve open space in the western portion of the county. The freeholders took two actions at their meeting on Nov. 8 that affect one property each in Millstone Township and in Upper Freehold Township. First, the freeholders passed a resolution authorizing the acquisition of land…
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Task force to ensure continued preservation of New Jersey Training School site in Monroe
MONROE — Monroe officials want to make sure the New Jersey Training School for Boys at Jamesburg site will be preserved as open space. “It is imperative that the State of New Jersey understand that Monroe’s highest priority is for the 663-acre campus to remain as preserved farmland and open space, consistent with our rural character,”…
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Freeholders pursue land preservation in Marlboro and Howell
The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders is continuing its efforts to take land out of the development stream in Monmouth County. During a recent meeting, the freeholders passed a resolution authorizing the acquisition of land on Texas Road in Marlboro for additions to Freneau Woods Park. The vacant property totals 18 acres and is known…
