Will Morey, Freeholder 
Barbara Ernst, Division Director
Tel. 609-465-1086
Fax 609-465-1418

2013 Division of Open Space Meeting Schedule

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On November 9^th, 1989, the voters of Cape May County approved by a 2 - 1 margin a ballot question endorsing the establishment of a trust fund to preserve open space and agricultural land. The trust is funded by a County property tax of 1 cent per 100 dollars of assessed valuation and currently generates approximately 1.3 million dollars a year. Since its inception, the program has preserved approximately 4,000 acres of open space and farmland (almost 5 square miles).

Beginning on January 1, 2013, the Program was expanded to include Park/Recreation Development and Historic Preservation Projects.  For more information, click on the links below:

• 2013 Cape May County Open Space Program Guide

• Land Acquisition Application 
• Park / Recreation Development Application
• Historic Preservation Application

Click Here for a current Pdf. Map of County Open Space and Farmland properties.
 
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Dealing only with willing sellers, the program purchases open space in fee simple. Beginning on 1/1/13, applications for Park & Recreation Development Projects and Historic Preservation Projects will also be accepted.

Farmland is preserved through the purchase of development rights. All purchases are made by the Board of Chosen Freeholders on recommendations from the County Open Space Board or the County Agricultural Development Board.

The Division Office is located in the Planning Department in the County Administration Building, Crest Haven, Cape May Court House. For information about the program or to apply, call Barbara Ernst, Division Director, at 609-465-1086.

The Open Space Board meets on the fourth Tuesday of the month at 10:00 am in the Intermediate Meeting Room of the County Administration Building in Crest Haven in Cape May Court House. The current members are:


James Schroder
Michael McLaughlin
Peter Lomax
David Craig
Will Morey, Freeholder
Leslie Gimeno, Planning Director


The County Agricultural Development Board meets every other month on the last Monday of the month at 7:30 PM in the Intermediate Meeting Room of the County Administration Building in Crest Haven in Cape May Court House. The current members are:

George Brewer, Jr., Vice-Chair
James Hazlett
Leslie Rea
Sue Anne Wheeler
James P. Hand
Warren Stiles
Jenny Carleo, Ag Agent

2013 County Agriculture Development Board (CADB) Meeting Schedule (CLICK HERE)

To see the latest agenda for the Open Space Board, click on Meeting Schedules.
To see the latest agenda for the Agricultural Development Board, click on Meeting Schedules.

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