is a potential source of funding for acquisition and other projects. All New Jersey Counties and the municipalities listed below have an Open Space Plan which delineates areas set aside or to be set aside for public recreation use and/or protection of natural, historic or agricultural resources. Many such area follow streams and rivers. Funds available by counties total $221,949,512. Additional funds are available on the municipal level. COUNTY YEAR APPROVED/INCREASED or AMENDED RATE (CENTS PER $100) ANNUAL TAX COLLECTED Atlantic 1990/1998.5 cent $2,809,476 Bergen 1998/2003.025 cent $4,675,000 Burlington 1996/1998/2006 4 cents $20,950,531 Camden 1998/2005 2 cents $8,494,890 Cape May 1989 1 cent $5,509,000 Cumberland 1994 1 cent $985,000 Essex 1998/2007 1.5 cents $14,500,000 Gloucester 1993/2000/2004 4 cents $11,700,000 Hudson 2003 1 cent $6,860,940 Hunterdon 1999/2008 1-3 cents $7,264,000 Mercer 1989/1998/2004 3 cents $14,582,155 Middlesex 1995/2001 2 cents $22,164,000 Monmouth 1987/1996/2002/2006 1.5 cents $19,369,500 Morris 1992/1998/2001 2 cents $20,000,000 Ocean 1997 1.2 cents $13,188,775 Passaic 1996 1 cent $5,629,051 Salem 2002 2 cents $1,157,872 Somerset 1989/1997 3 cents 19,220,766 Sussex 2000/2005 1 cent $2,811,076 Union 2000 1.5 cents $11,828,740 Warren 1993/1999/2002 6 cents $8,248,740 Total $221,949,512 NJDEP/Green Acres Program, June 2010 SOURCE: 2009 Open Space Tax Data, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, Division of Local Government Services. 1
New Jersey Municipal Open Space Tax Programs As of November 2009 Egg Harbor Township Port Republic City Weymouth Township Allendale Borough Alpine Borough Closter Borough Creskill Borough Demarest Borough Edgewater Borough Fairlawn Borough Harrington Park Borough Hillsdale Borough Mahwah Township Midland Park Borough Montvale Township New Milford Borough Northvale Borough Norwood Borough Oakland Borough Old Tappan Borough Park Ridge Borough Ridgewood Village River Edge Borough River Vale Township Teaneck Township Tenafly Borough Upper Saddle River Borough Waldwick Borough Woodcliff Lake Borough Wyckoff Borough Bordentown Township Cinnaminson Township Delanco Township Delran Township Eastampton Township Edgewater Park Township Evesham Township Florence Township Hainesport Township Atlantic County Atlantic County Atlantic County 2
Lumberton Township Medford Township Moorestown Township Mount Laurel Township North Hanover Township Shamong Township Southampton Township Springfield Township Tabernacle Township Westampton Township Berlin Township Cherry Hill Township Clementon Borough Gibbsboro Township Gloucester Township Haddonfield Borough Voorhees Township Berlin Borough Bloomfield Township Caldwell Borough Cedar Grove Township Essex Fells Borough Fairfield Township Livingston Township Maplewood Township Roseland Borough South Orange Village Township Verona Township West Orange Township East Greenwich Township Elk Township Harrison Township Logan Township Mantua Township Monroe Township South Harrison Township Washington Township West Deptford Township Woolwich Township Hoboken City * Hudson County 3
Alexandria Township Bethlehem Township Califon Borough Clinton Township Delaware Township East Amwell Township Glen Gardner Borough Kingwood Township Lambertville City Lebanon Township Raritan Township Readington Township Tewksbury Township Union Township West Amwell Township Hamilton Township Hopewell Borough Hopewell Township Lawrence Township Pennington Borough Princeton Borough Princeton Township Robbinsville Township West Windsor Township Carteret Borough Cranbury Township East Brunswick Township Edison Township Monroe Township North Brunswick Township Old Bridge Township Plainsboro Township Sayreville Borough South Brunswick Township Allentown Borough Atlantic Highlands Borough Colts Neck Township Freehold Township Hazlet Township Highlands Borough Holmdel Township 4
Howell Township Keyport Borough Little Silver Borough Loch Harbor Village Manalapan Township Manasquan Borough Marlboro Township Middletown Township Millstone Township Ocean Township Oceanport Borough Shrewsbury Borough Spring Lake Heights Boro Tinton Falls Borough Upper Freehold Township Boonton Township Chatham Borough Chatham Township Chester Borough Chester Township Denville Township East Hanover Township Florham Park Borough Hanover Township Harding Township Jefferson Township Kinnelon Borough Lincoln Park Borough Long Hill Township Madison Township Mendham Borough Mendham Township Mine Hill Township Montville Township Morris Township Mount Olive Township Parsippany Troy Hills Township Pequannock Township Randolph Township Riverdale Borough Rockaway Township Roxbury Township Washington Township Wharton Borough 5
Barnegat Light Borough Barnegat Township Berkeley Township Brick Township Jackson Township Little Egg Harbor Township Manchester Township Ocean Township Plumsted Township Point Pleasant Beach Borough Point Pleasant Borough Stafford Township Toms River Township Bloomingdale Borough Pompton Lakes Borough Ringwood Borough Wanaque Borough Wayne Township West Milford Township Woodland Park Borough Alloway Township Carneys Point Township Mannington Township Pilesgrove Township Pittsgrove Township Upper Pittsgrove Township Woodstown Borough Bedminster Township Bernards Township Bernardsville Borough Branchburg Township Bridgewater Township Green Brook Township Hillsborough Township Montgomery Township Peapack & Gladstone Borough Rocky Hill Borough Warren Township Watchung Borough Andover Township Byram Township 6
Frankford Township Fredon Township Green Township Hamburg Borough Hampton Township Hopatcong Borough Lafayette Township Sparta Township Stillwater Township Wantage Township New Providence Borough Scotch Plains Township Allamuchy Township Alpha Borough Blairstown Township Frelinghuysen Township Greenwich Township Hardwick Township Harmony Township Hope Township Independence Township Knowlton Township Liberty Township Lopatcong Township Mansfield Township Pohatcong Township Washington Township White Township Union County Union County 7