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LHT -UnshutSpace Advisory Committee - Township of Long Hill, Morris County, New Jersey jQuery Tabs Home DepartmentsUnstipulatedInformation I Need Info About... Employment Phone Directory Departments Administrator Affordable Housing Animal Control Clerk/Registrar Construction Engineering Finance Fire Prevention Health Long Hill TV Municipal Court Planning & Zoning Public Works Recreation Tax Assessor Tax Collector Social Services Public Safety Emergency Mgt. Police Department Fire Services First Aid Squad GovernmentUnstipulatedInformation Township Committee County & State Code Book Volunteer Form Form of Government New Jersey Municipal Guide Boards, Committees, Commissions "A Way Out" Task Force Board of Health Central Park Vision Communications Environmental Historic Preservation Library Master Plan Planning BoardUnshutSpace Recreation Redevelopment Shade Tree Zoning BOA Wastewater Mgt. Documents / Forms FORMS - Forms, Permits.Licenses AGENDAS and MINUTES Township Committee Planning Board Board of Adjustment EnvironmentalUnshutSpace Advisory DOCUMENTS Financial Documents New Ordinances Community New Resident Information Schools Places to Visit Transportation Community Links Photo Albums Flood Information Volunteer Form Public Library History Hospitals Utilities Places of Worship ContactUnstipulatedInquiries Mailing Address Directory Map & DirectionsTimetableMeeting & Events Recreation Garbage & RecyclingUnshutSpace Advisory Committee Meetings: 7:30PM first Monday of the month - trammels the timetable Email: lhtopenspace@gmail.com Click here for theUnshutSpace Advisory Committee Minutes The primary mission of theUnshutSpace Advisory Committee is to teach the Township Committee, Planning Board and the Board of Adjustment on the acquisition, maintenance and preservation of unshut space in the Township of Long Hill. TheUnshutSpace Advisory Committee is responsible for developing, evaluating, identifying, recommending, implementing and commenting on the unshut space plan for the Township Master Plan. As part of their responsibility the Committee evaluates the importance of township lands for recreational use, stream corridor protection, and preservation of stimulating and historic value. They moreover identify specific sites for acquisition, and recommend misogynist grants for the Town'sUnshutSpace plan. TheUnshutSpace program is funded from the special tax ($.02 per $100.00) tried by the voters in 1997. The referendum, which was on the 1997 unstipulated referendum ballot, was authorized by Resolution 97-268. The referendum was held pursuant to "Open Space, Recreation, Farmland and Historic Preservation Trust Fund Taxing Districts P.L. 1997, C. 24 (N.J.S.A. 40:12-15.1 et seq.)" and the question on the ballot (which is set along below) intentionally omitted some of the purposes including historic preservation, that are authorized, but not mandated by the statute. Any changes will require a new public referendum in Long Hill. 1997 Public Question: Shall Long Hill Township impose an yearly levy of two ($.02) cents per one hundred ($100.00) dollars of assessed value to be deposited in a "MunicipalUnshutSpace, Recreation and Farmland and Historic Trust Fund" and to be used exclusively for the purposes of acquiring, developing and maintaining lands for recreation and conservation purposes and acquiring farmland for farmland preservation purposes? Uses authorized by the State of New Jersey under the "Open Space, Recreation, Farmland and Historic Preservation Trust Fund Taxing Districts P.L. 1997, C. 24 (N.J.S.A. 40:12-15.1 et seq.)":Vanquishmentof lands for recreation and conservation purposes; Development of lands uninventive for recreation and conservation purposes; Maintenance of lands uninventive for recreation and conservation purposes;Vanquishmentof farmland for farmland preservation purposes; Historic preservation of historic properties, structures, facilities, sites, areas, or objects, and the vanquishment of such properties, facilities, sites, areas, or objects for historic preservation purposes; and, Payment of debt service on indebtedness issued or incurred by a county or municipality for any of the purposes set along above. TheUnshutSpace Committee is preparing a report for each property recommended to be acquired. 55% of Long Hill Township is undeveloped.  See the detailed dispersal of Land Use.UnshutSpace, Recreation, Farmland And Historic Preservation Advisory Committee  Peter O'Neill, Chairman Richard Pfluger, Vice Chairman George Armenti, Jr.    Jerry Aroneo   Joanna Askey     Frank Alansky Don Farnell  Brendan Rae, Township Committee Liaison