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NJ Voters OK $191M of Conservation Funding

TRENTON, NJ-The approvals came for 14 of 22 ballot measures and involve more such measures than any other state.

By Eric Peterson | Updated on November 05, 2008

TRENTON, NJ-On Tuesday, voters nationally approved $7.3 billion in new public money to protect open space, the most ever, according to the Trust for Public Land. In New Jersey, voters approved 14 of 22 county and municipal measures, adding up to $191 million in conservation funding. New Jersey had more open space ballot measures than any other state. And those results may have legislative implications.

“We call on Gov. Corzine and state legislative leaders to follow the example given by the voters and make good on their pledge to replenish the Garden State Preservation Trust,” says Thomas Gilmore, chairman of the New Jersey Keep it Green Campaign, in a statement. His group is a coalition of more than 100 organizations.

“Renewing and strengthening this statewide fund is integral to preservation efforts and allows the state to continue to actively partner with local governments to preserve our parks, forests, farms and historic places,” Gilmore says.

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