Tag: open space
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Monmouth County to purchase open space in two towns
Small parcels of land will be added to a pair of parks in western Monmouth County following action that was taken by the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders. First, the freeholders authorized the acquisition of a 1-acre parcel in Millstone Township that is known as the Estate of Sirabella property. The land at 885 Perrineville…
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Monmouth County voters pass open space tax question
Monmouth County residents who went to the polls on Nov. 7 passed a public question that will produce more tax revenue that will be used to acquire and preserve open space properties. According to results posted by the Monmouth County Clerk’s Office, the vote was 87,335 (57.5 percent) in favor to 64,448 (42.5 percent) opposed.…
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Monroe preserving horse farms
MONROE — Through the Middlesex County’s Farmland Preservation Program, the township is doing its part in preserving horse farms. The Township Council is expected to approve a resolution on Nov. 8 to allow an existing conservation easement to have farming and horses on a four-acre section of the tract. The entire property that is being…
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Monmouth County open space question will be decided by voters
Monmouth County residents who head to the polls on Nov. 7 will be asked by the county Board of Freeholders if they want to raise the open space tax rate that generates millions of dollars in revenue that public officials use to acquire and preserve open space properties. Voters will decide whether the open space…
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North Brunswick residents can share thoughts on open space needs
North Brunswick residents are invited to share their input on recreational needs and open space from 7-8:30 p.m. on Nov. 2 in the North Brunswick Township Courtroom, inside the municipal building, 710 Hermann Road, North Brunswick. For more information, call 732-247-0922, ext. 475.
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Howell to receive $750K grant for preservation purposes
HOWELL – Municipal officials announced that Howell has been approved for a $750,000 grant from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Preservation Trust Fund for the acquisition of open space under the state’s Green Acres program. “It is a fabulous thing for the town,” Mayor Theresa Berger said. Community Development Director Jim Herrman…
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Monroe approves largest open space acquisition in history
MONROE – Monroe Township Council members have secured 412 acres of environmentally-sensitive land along Perrineville Road, the township’s largest open space acquisition in the municipality’s history. The council unanimously secured the land from the New Jersey Turnpike Authority (NJTA) during a council meeting on Sept. 6. The NJTA will transfer the property – which runs…
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A call on Governor Christie to sign the open space bill
Here is this week’s edition of The State We’re In column by Michele S. Byers, Executive Director of the New Jersey Conservation Foundation. For more than 50 years, New Jerseyans have steadily and enthusiastically supported open space preservation. Every one of the 13 land preservation funding ballot questions since 1962 was approved by the voters,…