Corzine Signs Master Plan ; Tightens Highlands Protection
The Record, Bergen County, NJ › September 08, 2008
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Governor Corzine on Friday signed the Highlands Regional Master Plan, adding his own last-minute executive order tightening protections of key watersheds and promising farmland owners money for buyouts.
Corzine used the shimmering waters of the Spruce Run Reservoir in Clinton as a backdrop while signing off on the RMP. The 400-page document will now serve as the blueprint for the 860,000-acre Highlands. The region includes mountainous portions of Bergen, Passaic and Morris counties and generates water for millions of state residents.See the full content of this document
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Corzine Signs Master Plan ; Tightens Highlands Protection
In a final touch, Corzine's 12-point executive order mandated strict curbs on development in areas already showing water- generating problems, and earmarked $10 million to buy development rights from farmers who want to continue...
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