The Council on Mandates reached a decision today and it went in our favor. Thank you to the 384 people who pushed for this recognition of our financial burden. Keep a close eye on the upcoming municipal budget meetings to see how this ruling is applied.
January 23, 2020
Final supporters
The Highlands Act, which was adopted in 2004 and creates the “Highlands Preservation Area,” (which includes 80+ square miles of the Township of West Milford) provides an unfunded mandate in that it requires the Township to be the steward of land throughout the entire municipality for the sole benefit of protecting water downstream to nearly 3 million residents of the State of New Jersey including significant industrial users. The fact that the Township does not receive any financial remuneration for the restrictions imposed by the Highlands Act, supports the Township’s argument that this is an unfunded mandate.
Therefore, by signing this petition as a resident and taxpayer of the Township of West Milford, we hereby request that the Council on Mandates consider the impact of the Highlands Act as it applies solely to the Township of West Milford as an unfunded mandate, as it has depleted the financial resources of the Township and placed the cost and subsidy of water protection on the residents of the Township of West Milford without any financial support.
Updates
January 8, 2020
We just hit 250 signatures and it proves our neighbors are tired of subsidizing water for the rest of the state. Post this link on Facebook right now to keep the pressure on the Council on Mandates. Email your local representatives today and demand they address this financial burden.
Reached 250 supporters
January 7, 2020
December 10, 2019
We hit one hundred signatures today. Now it is time to turn this momentum into pressure so post the link on your Facebook page and tag the local council members.
Reached 100 supporters
December 8, 2019
6 Comments
Enough is enough. My taxes are too high and we are basically paying for the whole state's water supply.
We need help. The town is struggling to pay for basic services while everyone else gets free water. Something has to change.
absolute joke that we pay for their preservation area. let the people downstream pick up the tab for once.
FIX THIS. tired of being bankrupt by these state rules.
it is completely unfair that we have to bear the cost for everyone else. west milford cant keep doing this alone.
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The Council on Mandates reached a decision today and it went in our favor. Thank you to the 384 people who pushed for this recognition of our financial burden. Keep a close eye on the upcoming municipal budget meetings to see how this ruling is applied.
January 23, 2020
Final supporters
The Highlands Act, which was adopted in 2004 and creates the “Highlands Preservation Area,” (which includes 80+ square miles of the Township of West Milford) provides an unfunded mandate in that it requires the Township to be the steward of land throughout the entire municipality for the sole benefit of protecting water downstream to nearly 3 million residents of the State of New Jersey including significant industrial users. The fact that the Township does not receive any financial remuneration for the restrictions imposed by the Highlands Act, supports the Township’s argument that this is an unfunded mandate.
Therefore, by signing this petition as a resident and taxpayer of the Township of West Milford, we hereby request that the Council on Mandates consider the impact of the Highlands Act as it applies solely to the Township of West Milford as an unfunded mandate, as it has depleted the financial resources of the Township and placed the cost and subsidy of water protection on the residents of the Township of West Milford without any financial support.
Updates
January 8, 2020
We just hit 250 signatures and it proves our neighbors are tired of subsidizing water for the rest of the state. Post this link on Facebook right now to keep the pressure on the Council on Mandates. Email your local representatives today and demand they address this financial burden.
Reached 250 supporters
January 7, 2020
December 10, 2019
We hit one hundred signatures today. Now it is time to turn this momentum into pressure so post the link on your Facebook page and tag the local council members.
Reached 100 supporters
December 8, 2019
6 Comments
been here 20 years and its never been this bad. stop the mandates.
Enough is enough. My taxes are too high and we are basically paying for the whole state's water supply.
We need help. The town is struggling to pay for basic services while everyone else gets free water. Something has to change.
absolute joke that we pay for their preservation area. let the people downstream pick up the tab for once.
FIX THIS. tired of being bankrupt by these state rules.
it is completely unfair that we have to bear the cost for everyone else. west milford cant keep doing this alone.
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been here 20 years and its never been this bad. stop the mandates.