Return-path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Full-name: Adam36055 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 10:55:14 EST Subject: Correction - NJ Gardeners! : Burlington Cty Farm Could be a 68 Acre CG To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" X-Mailer: 8.0 for Windows sub 6811 X-Converted-To-Plain-Text: from multipart/alternative by demime 1.01d X-Converted-To-Plain-Text: Alternative section used was text/plain
OOPS! Jan got it right - Burlington Cty IS IN NEW JERSEY, a suburb of Philly, but in NEW JERSEY. OK - NJ greening guys got this opportunity! Adam Honigman Volunteer, Clinton Community Garden Noo Yawk City > Subj: Re: [cg] Heads Up Pennylvania: Burlington Cty Farm Could be a 68 Acre > CG > Date: 11/30/04 1:51:22 PM Mid-Atlantic Standard Time > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent from the Internet > > > > Adam, > > In an age of "-isms" ...I'll add a new one "Jerseyism" ...I'm not sure why > Burlington County NJ Freeholders would be too concerned about what > residents of Pennsylvania think. > > Jan > > ------------------------------------------------ > Jan Zientek, County Extension Department Head > Urban Gardening Program Coordinator (973) 353-5525 voice > Rutgers Cooperative Extension (973) 353-1430 fax > 162 Washington St. > Newark, NJ 07102 > > On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >Friends: > > > >The key paragraph and opportunity is at the end of the article: "One > scenario > >would have the board sell the deed-restricted farm at an auction. Another > >would bring a farm stand featuring local products. Officials have also > discussed > >a community-gardening center or some other form of agricultural public > >education." > > > >Looks like some Pennsylvania community gardeners should get in touch with > the > >Burlington County Board of Freeholders and give them some guidance. > > > >Everbest, > >Adam Honigman > >Volunteer, > > Clinton Community Garden > > > > > > > >County OKs $7.14 million to purchase 68-acre farm > >By JOHN REITMEYER > >Burlington County Times > > > > > >MOUNT HOLLY - The Burlington County Board of Freeholders yesterday approved > >an agreement with farmer Robert Winner to purchase a dairy farm on the > >Moorestown-Mount Laurel border for $7.14 million. > > > >The agreement, ratified by board members at a special afternoon meeting, > will > >result in the permanent preservation of the 68-acre property at Centerton > and > >Hartford roads. > > > >Winner did not attend the freeholder meeting, but spoke about the agreement > >during a telephone interview later in the day. He has been negotiating with > the > >freeholders for about 15 months, since an earlier agreement with a > developer > >for an office complex fell through. > > > >"I'm really pleased that we all could get to this point," Winner said. > "It's > >exciting." > > > >Under the terms of the agreement, Winner will receive compensation in > >installments, as well as some cash right away. The deal calls for the > Moores]town > >council to cover 20 percent of the purchase price, with the balance coming > out of > >a county land-preservation trust fund that is supported by a dedicated tax > of > >4 cents per $100 of assessed property value. > > > >The freeholders will also seek to recoup up to 50 percent of the purchase > >price from the state's farmland preservation program. The farm's price tag > >averages about $104,500 for each acre. > > > >The board is planning to place easements on the farm, which covers 48 acres > >in Moorestown and 20 acres in Mount Laurel, to bar any future development. > The > >freeholders, however, haven't decided exactly what to do with the farm and > an > >1800s farmhouse on the property. > > > > > >One scenario would have the board sell the deed-restricted farm at an > >auction. Another would bring a farm stand featuring local products. > Officials have > >also discussed a community-gardening center or some other form of > agricultural > >public education. > > > >The key is the preservation of the property and the retention of some of > >Moorestown's agricultural heritage, said Freeholder William Haines Jr., a > berry > >farmer who oversees the county's land-preservation initiatives. > > > >"Bob Winner is to be commended for his commitment to preserve this valuable > >real estate for the public's benefit," Haines said. "As I have said in the > >past, this is one area that seems to have gotten more than its share of > >development." > > > >The freeholders voted 4-0 to approve the agreement with Winner after a > nearly > >60-minute discussion with a group of Moorestown residents who attended the > >meeting. Four of the residents spoke against the purchase, saying the > town's > >taxes have become too high for commercial-development opportunities to be > >bypassed. Another commended the board for recognizing the environmental > value of the > >farm. > > > >The freeholders had initially tried to approve the deal during a public > >meeting last week, but never held a vote because of some last minute tax > concerns > >that they said were ultimately resolved. > > > >Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >November 30, 2004 8:21 AM ______________________________________________________ The American Community Gardening Association listserve is only one of ACGA's services to community gardeners. 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