FREEHOLDERS TO ACQUIRE 78 OPEN SPACE ACRES TO EXPAND NEW BROOKLYN PARK
For Immediate Release: December 19, 2008
Contacts: KEN SHUTTLERWORTH

Camden County Freeholders have authorized acquisition of 78.2 acres adjoining New Brooklyn Park in Winslow Township.

Freeholder Jeffrey L. Nash, the governing body’s liaison to the Open Space Preservation Trust Advisory Committee, said the board unanimously approved acquisition of the acreage for $485,000 from a private developer, New Brooklyn Associates, during the Dec. 18 freeholder meeting.

“This puts the total number of preserved acres at 1,838 and another step closer to our goal of preserving 2,000 acres throughout the county by 2010,” Nash said. He noted that a significant portion of the preserved land, 517 acres, is farmland.

These acquisitions have been made with funds from the Camden County Open Space, Recreation, Farmland and Historical Preservation Trust Fund, approved by the voters in a 1998 referendum. Nash said that since the first acquisition in 2000, 49 parcels, including the 78 acres to expand New Brooklyn Park, have been added to the list.

Noting that the Open Space program is a collaborative process, Nash suggested property owners who wish to have farm land or other vacant properties considered for preservations should contact the Camden County Division of Open Space and Farmland Preservation at 856 858 5241 for an application or more information.

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