Product No.: 08014
Date Published: 11/2009
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This publication outlines a plan for municipal action to preserve farmland and the agricultural industry in Franklin Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey. It delineates Agricultural Project Areas within the township and lists individual farm properties for priority preservation. It meets the requirements for such plans of the NJ State Agricultural Development Committee and supports application to the state for a Farmland Planning Incentive Grant for Franklin. Information on Franklin Township's agricultural land base, its soils, the region's agricultural status, township planning, farmland preservation options, delineation of natural resource conservation programs for farmers, and ideas to support local farmers and strengthen the local agricultural industry are provided through text, tables, and maps. Farmland already preserved in Franklin is documented, and future plans to protect farmland are outlined, including a multi-year funding plan for future farmland preservation through purchase of development easements. An inventory of all farmland-assessed parcels and some specific tools for ranking farmland and for evaluating township support of agriculture are incorporated, along with tables of farming-related businesses in Southern New Jersey.Geographic Area Covered: Franklin Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey
Key Words: Agriculture, Agricultural Project Areas, conservation, environment, farming industry, farmland, farmland preservation, Gloucester County, land preservation, master planning, municipal planning, natural resources, Planning Incentive Grant, Franklin Township.
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- Christopher J. Linn, AICP (clinn@dvrpc.org)
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