![]() The referendums passed in Bordentown Township and Lumberton Township and did not pass in Edgewater Park. In Burlington County, Bordentown Township, Edgewater Park Township, and Lumberton Township all voted on whether to establish or increase a tax for open space funding. This proposed tax would have lasted for 10 years and helped preserve 33 properties covering more than 1,000 acres which planners had already prioritized as desirable. In Montgomery County, 55% of voters in Limerick Township rejected a 0.25% earned income tax increase which would have been used to finance the acquisition of open space, forest and agricultural conservation easements, property development rights, and acquiring recreation or historic lands. This tax was created to purchase the Jim Woodland Preserve for preservation and the township now has enough money from the tax to pay off the debt from the purchase. In West Sadsbury Township, voters approved a referendum to discontinue the Township’s 0.70% open space earned income tax. ![]() ![]() In Chester County, residents in Westtown Township voted to approve a ballot referendum to increase the local earned income tax rate from 1.0% to 1.08% and the real estate tax rate from 3.5 mills to 3.92 mills (1 mill is equal to $1 in property tax levied per $1,000 of a property’s assessed value.) This will generate $7.5 million in revenue which will enable the township to pay for 25% of the cost of preserving Crebilly Farms. All seven of these referendums were voted on in the November 8 general election. In addition, one community in Pennsylvania, West Sadsbury Township, voted to discontinue their open space tax. Three of these measures passed and three were rejected. In 2022, six communities within the DVRPC region - two in Pennsylvania and four in New Jersey - voted on referendums to create or amend dedicated funding mechanisms to protect open space. ![]()
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