Vote ‘Yes’ On Sussex County, NJ Open Space Ballot Question

Johnson Lake, Byram, NJ.

The Sussex County Farmland Preservation, Recreation and Open Space Fund is due to expire December 31, 2015. Thankfully, the Sussex County Board of Freeholders have placed a public question for its renewal on the November 3 ballot, and I’m urging Sussex County residents to vote ‘Yes’ to prevent the […]

Byram Township Council Speaks Up For New Jersey State Parks and Historic Sites

In response to the New Jersey Senate Environment and Energy Committee’s December 8, 2014 hearing on implementation of Public Question 2 (you can read press reports of that meeting here and here), the Byram Township Mayor and Council passed the resolution below supporting restoration of funding to state parks and historic sites at their meeting […]

Speak up for New Jersey Parks funding

Senate Environment and Energy Committee to hold first hearing on implementation of Public Ballot Question 2

If you read my November 2nd post, Protect our parks, open space, and clean water: Vote ‘NO’ on New Jersey Ballot Question 2, you know that with passage of Question 2 came serious financial impact on our State Parks […]

Protect our parks, open space, and clean water: Vote ‘NO’ on New Jersey Ballot Question 2

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By Scott Olson November 2, 2014

On Tuesday, I’m voting to protect our parks, historic sites and open space. I’m voting to maintain protections of our drinking water and precious natural resources. I’m voting ‘NO’ on New Jersey’s Open Space Preservation Funding Amendment, Public Question Number 2, and I’m urging […]