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Commissioner presses early referendum to extend Sussex County farmland preservation funding
Summary
Commissioner DeGroot urged the board to authorize a November referendum to continue the Sussex County Farmland Preservation, Recreation and Open Space Trust Fund for an additional 10 years, citing municipal support; other commissioners raised questions about wording, timing and fund balances.
Commissioner DeGroot told the Sussex County Board of County Commissioners on Feb. 13 that authorizing a public referendum this year to extend the county’s farmland preservation tax should be a top 2025 priority.
DeGroot said the referendum would seek voter approval in November to continue the Sussex County Farmland Preservation, Recreation and Open Space Trust Fund for another 10 years and that several municipalities and county agricultural boards have already passed resolutions urging the board to act.
"When I commit to something I follow through," Commissioner DeGroot said, adding that municipalities including Sandown Township, Green Township, Byram Township, Stillwater Township, Frankford Township, Hamburg…
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