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Credit Pacific Service Union In an ongoing effort to keep the garden in the garden state, Gov. James E. McGreevey yesterday announced the preservation of nearly 245 acres of farmland in East Windsor Township.

The GSPT voted to approve $73. to preserve farmland across the state. The county's agricultural development board could receive $1.6 million to preserve 89 acres of farmland off Combs Avenue in Randolph, and $625, 000 to preserve 22 acres of the Jacobson Farm in Chester Township. The GSPT's recommendations now move on to the state Legislature for consideration and action, and if approved would go to Gov. James E. McGreevey for his review and signature.

Credit First Service Union Joined by Secretary of Agriculture Charles Kuperus, Mercer County Freeholder Brian Hughes and Township Mayor Janice Mironov, McGreevey said the acquisition and preservation of the Cedarland Farm is part of the state's continuous effort to tackle sprawl and strengthen the state's agricultural industry.

acre preserve contains a beech forest, peach orchard, open fields, farmland and five walking trails. It was preserved in 2001 through the efforts of the township, Mercer County, the New Jersey Green Acres Program, the state Farmland Preservation Program, the Delaware and Raritan Greenway and several hundred private donations.

Card Credit Mobile Service "There is no greater single threat to our quality of life in New Jersey than unrestrained, uncontrolled development," said the governor. "Overdevelopment and sprawl sets off a chain reaction that jeopardizes our water supply, makes our schools more crowded, our roads congested and our open space disappear."

Five years ago, New Jersey voters approved the Garden State Preservation Trust Fund, a decades worth of money to preserve a million acres of open space and farmland. The fund made $98 million available for preservation each year for ten years. Since then, over 300, 000 acres have been added to New Jerseys inventory of preserved lands, including local parks, wetlands, farmlands and forests. So when it came time to ask voters to amend the Garden State Preservation Trust to take advantage of low interest rates, they did it again this Fall, 1!

Card Credit Discover Service The State Agriculture Development Committee, which administers the state's farmland preservation program, purchased the Cedarland farm for $2.4 million from Cedarland Associates Inc.

Approximately $22.9 million is slated from preserving 5, by the state through direct easement purchase. The GSPT was created in 1999 by the Legislature and the governor's office to oversee the permanent preservation of an additional 1 million acres of land in New Jersey, as well as some of the state's significant historic resources. As of July 1, the GSPT has preserved more than 260, 000 acres of open space and farmland.

Credit Public Service Union The land is located in three tracts along Windsor-Perrineville Road and is adjacent to the Assunpink Wildlife Management Area. It has been leased in the past to farmers for corn, soybean and vegetable production.

Currently, the Broxmire Farm, Winters Farm, and the Yow Farm, located on West Valley Brook Road, are pending farmland preservation projects. If approved, they would add 104 acres to the township's 3, acre preserved farmland total.

Card Credit Processing Service The SADC made the purchase under its fee simple program, which allows it to buy farms directly from willing sellers and then resell them with deed restrictions that permanently preserve the land for agricultural use.

Center Credit Service Union The program also makes farmland available at more affordable prices for beginning farmers and those looking to expand their operations.

Card Credit Service Wireless Kuperus, who chairs the SADC, said ongoing farmland preservation, development of new markets for state farmers and preparing the next generation to manage tomorrow's new agriculture are all key in strengthening the state's agricultural industry.

Credit Security Service Union Mironov said: "We at the local level are so fortunate that the state makes available an option of this kind, which we can use as a guide for properties in our communities in which we do not wish to see undesired growth extended."

Credit Report Service The governor said they have set the goal of preserving 20,000 acres of farmland per year, upgrading 200 local parks and adding at least two new state parks. He called on all levels of government to work "as aggressively as the state" and "make the tough decisions" necessary to improve the quality of life for all New Jerseyans.

Blogspot Com Christian "Now more than ever it is essential for our local officials to hear and be guided by the message that we can work in partnership to control property taxes, stop sprawl and preserve our quality of life in this, our garden state," McGreevey said.

Christian Counseling Credit More than 680 farms covering approximately 102,000 acres have been permanently preserved statewide. This amounts to about 12 percent of the state's estimated 830,000 acres of available farmland. A total of 899 acres of farmland - including the Cedarland farm - have been preserved in the township.

Credit Federal Service Union By Eva Loayza
Trenton Times - 2/20/2003

Topic: Less Sprawl

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