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*ADVISORY - TUESDAY* McKEON TO CALL ON CITIZENS TO VOTE YES FOR OPEN SPACE AT 'KEEP IT GREEN' AWARENESS CAMPAIGN KICK-OFF
By Gita Bajaj**** ADVISORY - TUESDAY ****
McKEON TO CALL ON CITIZENS TO VOTE YES FOR OPEN SPACE AT NJ 'KEEP IT GREEN' COALITION AWARENESS CAMPAIGN KICK-OFF
(TRENTON) - Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee chairman John F. McKeon on Tuesday will call on New Jersey citizens to vote Yes for open space at the kick-off of a voter awareness campaign by the 135-member NJ Keep It Green Coalition.
McKeon (D-Essex) is the prime Assembly sponsor of an open space ballot measure (A-3901) which empowers voters on Nov. 3 to approve a $400 million bond referendum to replenish the Garden State Preservation Trust (GSPT) that funds open space. By voting in favor of this measure, citizens of New Jersey, who have approved 13 consecutive open space ballot questions since 1961, would prevent a break in funding of one of the nation's most successful land preservation programs.
"We are in a race against time to protect and preserve our natural resources including our pristine watersheds, valuable farmland, historic sites and flood-prone areas," McKeon said.
"The loss of land is permanent and irreversible and there are a finite number of undeveloped acres in our state which is the most densely populated in the nation. With values at a historic low, there has never been a better time to maximize our ability to purchase land.
New Jersey voters realize the high stakes in funding open space. Once the facts are put before them, I am confident they will continue to act as responsible stewards of the environment," he added.
WHAT: NJ Keep It Green Kicks-Off Campaign to
Vote YES on Public Question # 1
WHEN: Tuesday, Sept. 29, 1:00 p.m.
WHERE: South River Walk Park, Trenton
WHO: Assemblyman John F. McKeon
Senator Bob Smith
Senator Tom Kean, Jr.
Tom Gilbert, NJ Keep It Green Coalition
Kelly Mooij, NJ Keep It Green Coalition
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