“It is critical to protect the headwaters for the waterways that lead to Barnegat Bay,” said Britta Forsberg, executive director of Save Barnegat Bay, a nonprofit organization. “If we buy it with open space trust fund money, it remains open space forever.”įreehold Township: Freehold Raceway Mall getting kind of store it's never had before to replace Bob'sĮnvironmental advocates supported the move, noting that the Metedeconk River is a key water link into Barneget Bay, the state’s largest body of water.
We have over 9,000 acres of protected open space and the township committee is going to continue to preserve our environmentally sensitive areas,” Valesi said. Such an increase would boost the annual portion of taxes for the Open Space Trust Fund on an average home assessed at $480,000 from $144 per year to $180 per year. The governing body then approved an ordinance to place a public question on the November ballot asking voters to increase the tax rate used for the township’s Open Space Trust Fund from 3 cents per $100 of assessed value to 4 cents. For subscribers: See the plans for proposed 660-unit housing and retail development near Freehold Raceway Mall
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