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Welcome to the first edition of The Hunterdon Report, an e-newsletter from Hunterdon County. In my role as the Director of the Board of Chosen Freeholders, I believe it is important to keep residents apprised of the actions of the County government. It is our intention to provide you with timely information, including the various County services made available to residents.
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Thank you.
John E. Lanza, Director
Hunterdon County Board of Chosen Freeholders
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Open Space Funds Fully Reimbursed
on the 327 Acre Preserved Hoffman Farms
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Hunterdon County, in conjunction with Holland Township, closed on the $1.65 million sale of three permanently preserved farms, known as the Hoffman Farms, on May 2, 2017, gaining back all Open Space Funds spent to preserve the property.
The County and Township had previously received reimbursement of $1.473 million from the State Agriculture Development Committee (SADC). The farm sale price means that the County’s and Holland Township’s Open Space funds have been fully reimbursed for the original $2.8 million property purchase.
"With this sale, the County and Holland Township has now purchased, preserved from development, and put back on the tax rolls 327 acres of farmland that contributes to more than 31,000 acres of preserved farmland within the County. And what is better, with the sale and the SADC grant, the preservation of the properties comes at no cost to both the Township and the County," said Freeholder Director John Lanza.
The three farms, located along Spring Mills-Little York Road in Holland Township, were sold at public auction.
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Freeholder’s Designate Hunterdon County
“A PURPLE HEART COMMUNITY”
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Commemorating the 73rd anniversary of the historic D-Day invasion and recognizing the sacrifice of all military members who have been wounded or killed while serving the nation in a time of war, the Hunterdon County Board of Freeholders declared the County a “Purple Heart Community,” during the June 6th Freeholder meeting.
Joined by members of the Chapter 700 of the Military Order of the Purple Heart, including D-Day veteran Richard Betts, the Freeholders approved a resolution stating, “the Purple Heart signifies the sacrifices made by many generations of United States’ Military. The Freeholder do hereby proclaim that honor and gratitude be bestowed upon Purple Heart recipients, and all veterans who risked their lives for our freedom.”
“We who live in freedom owe an unpayable debt to those who have risked and sacrificed so much to protect our nation, particularly the Purple Heart awardees who were wounded or killed in the line of duty,” Freeholder Director John E. Lanza stated.
Vietnam veterans who are members of Chapter 700, Marines Kevin Cahalan, Adam Mackow, and John Paulus, and Army veteran Joseph Diaz, joined Mr. Betts, a Navy veteran, in presenting several road signs that will be placed on various county roadways recognizing Hunterdon County as a Purple Heart Community.
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INFORMATION CORNER:
UPCOMING EVENTS:
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HUNTERDON COUNTY BOARD
OF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS
John E. Lanza, Director
John W. King, Deputy Director
J. Matthew Holt
Suzanne Lagay
Robert G. Walton
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