"Open Space Is a Good Investment"

This link is a report, including an “Economic Analysis Worksheet” supporting the view that open space preservation, over the long run, saves taxpayers money, when compared to the public costs related to new residential or commercial development.

We’ll be working on finding the numbers to plug into the worksheet, to get some estimates about what the difference would be 20 or 30 years down the road in North Plainfield, between developing the Villa Maria parcel or preserving it for open space.