Ballot question
Pequannock Township Public Question 1: open space trust fund uses (referendum)
- On the ballot in
- Pequannock Township
- Vote
- Yes or no
- Election
- Nov 3, 2026
The question, as printed on the ballot
Shall the Pequannock Township Council adopt an Ordinance revising the permitted uses of the Open Space, Recreation, Farmland and Historic Preservation Trust Fund, currently codified as Section 5-112 of the Pequannock Township Code, to allow the Open Space, Recreation, Farmland and Historic Preservation Trust Fund to broaden the purposes for which it may be used to include all purposes authorized by N.J.S.A. 40:12-15.7 specifically including the purpose of stewardship of permanently preserved land acquired for recreation and conservation purposes that are designed to restore or enhance its utilization for those purposes, and allow the use of previously collected funds for these purposes.
A “Yes” vote means
The township's open space trust fund, including money already collected, could also pay for stewardship of preserved land, such as natural resource management and habitat restoration.
A “No” vote means
The open space trust fund's permitted uses stay as they are in the township code.
Official plain English statement
This proposal will give Pequannock Township greater flexibility in its use of the funds in its Open Space, Recreation, Farmland and Historic Preservation Trust Fund. A “Yes” vote will mean the voters want to maximize the purposes for which the fund can be used to include natural resource management, habitat restoration and wildlife stewardship as eligible activities on permanently preserved land acquired for recreation and conservation purposes in addition to other purposes within the limits allowed by state law. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST TO RAISE ADDITIONAL TAXES.
Sources
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