Open Space Preservation

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2016 Open Space Awards

The Open Space Trust Fund Committee presented their recommendations to the Board of Chosen Freeholders on November 9.  The Board of Chosen Freeholders approved their recommendations at their meeting on November 21.

• Summary of 2016 Recommendations
• Map of 2016 Recommendations
• Information about each Recommended Project
  • LaPlatte Smith Road Open Space Acquisition (Denville Township)
  • Soussa Property Acquisition (Denville Township)
  • Untermeyer Lake (Kinnelon Borough)
  • Lake Rogerene Open Space (Mount Arlington Borough)
  • Puzio Farm (Parsippany-Troy Hills Township)
  • Mount Freedom Golf (Randolph Township)

About Open Space Preservation

Under the municipal/qualified charitable conservancy category of Morris County’s Preservation Trust Fund, a 15-member committee annually reviews and makes recommendations to the Board of Chosen Freeholders on applications submitted by any of the 39 municipalities in the county as well as eligible land conservancies.