Indeed, the administration of Gov. Christie Whitman has made a crusade of preserving open space, but without upsetting the economic development apple cart.
Under a new proposal, companies would receive the benefits of EDA's structured financing (relief from sales taxes and other costs by using state funding to pay for certain major expenses) only if they comply with the state's plan to stay away from open spaces targeted for preservation. Compliance with the state plan has been voluntary - and largely ignored - and this would be the first time compliance would be specifically written into the codes.
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