Voters Value Open Space
8 November 2002 - 10:00am
Citizens in Southeastern Pennsylvania and South Jersey voted for tax increases to help preserve open space.
"In an election trend that spans more than a decade, voters in 10 municipalities in Southeastern Pennsylvania and South Jersey authorized tax increases and as much as $18.5 million in bond issues to buy land or the development rights to it, to keep it off limits to builders."
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Open space a hot investment
Source:
The Philadelphia Inquirer, November 7, 2002
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