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Read. Follow. Verify.New Jersey appropriates $8 million to help Monmouth County purchase Stein property
Last action · January 13, 2026: Introduced, Referred to Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources CommitteeSponsors: Carol Murphy and 1 other
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What This Bill Would Do
New Jersey appropriates $8,000,000 from the to the Monmouth County Open Space and Farmland Preservation Trust Fund to help purchase the Stein property in Upper Freehold Township. The funding is intended to assist in permanently preserving the historic farmland and preventing the construction of a warehouse development.
Monmouth County receives $8,000,000 in to close a funding gap for purchasing a historic property, directly affecting local land use and preventing industrial truck traffic and warehouse construction near Allentown Borough.
- The Stein property in Upper Freehold Township is noted as a historic Revolutionary War site that served as a campground for British soldiers during their retreat from Philadelphia before the Battle of Monmouth. context
- State of New Jersey is the governing body passing the annual appropriations act supplement. context
Who It Would Affect
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Monmouth County Open Space and Farmland Preservation Trust Fund
Receives an $8,000,000 supplemental state aid appropriation to assist in purchasing the Stein property.
Upper Freehold Township residents
Experience changes in local land use and development potential as the Stein property is slated for permanent preservation instead of warehouse construction.
Allentown Borough residents
Affected by the prevention of nearby industrial warehouse construction that would have operated near their municipal border.
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1 action- Jan 13, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced, Referred to Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
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State Funding Bridge for Local Land Acquisition
The $8,000,000 state supplemental appropriation directly bridges a funding requirement toward a total $25,000,000 local acquisition cost for historic farmland.
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