"Please help give New Jersey voters a choice to support open space preservation on this November's ballot. Make a call today and ask your legislator to support bills A3901/S1858."
"These bills will enable New Jersey voters to vote on a ballot initiative to renew the Garden State Preservation Trust (GSPT). The GSPT is a financing authority that manages funds for the highly successful Green Acres and the farmland and historic preservation programs. Established with the approval of voters in November of 1998 by a 2 to 1 margin, the GSPT has successfully preserved open spaces, farmland, and historic sites. Without renewed funding, the Trust won't be able to help state, local, municipal and non-profit groups to acquire and protect open space, wildlife habitat, parks, farmland and historic treasures.
New Jersey's open spaces add significantly to all our residents' quality of life. Our natural areas provide habitat, connect us with nature, and help purify our water air. Parks -- urban, suburban and rural -- provide access to recreation of so many kinds, and are important to the health and well-being of adults and children alike. Preserving farmland helps secure locally grown food, while historic preservation improves the character of our neighborhoods and our access to exciting and interesting places.
Legislators have until June 30 to approve an open space funding measure for the November '09 ballot. Bills A3901/S1858 -- which are headed to the Senate and Assembly Budget and Appropriations committees and will require full Assembly and Senate approval -- would let voters support a ballot measure, permitting the State to issue up to $600 million in bonds for three more years of vital open space investment. Giving New Jersey voters a choice makes sense, and they have approved all 12 of the 12 statewide open space-related funding proposals since 1961.
Thanks for taking action!"
[from http://www.kintera.org/c.gsJMKZPGJrH/b.3885055/k.ACF9/CAN/siteapps/advocacy/ActionItem.aspx?c=gsJMKZPGJrH&b=3885055&aid=12374]
(updated Aug. 2009)
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