East Greenwich Township is firmly dedicated to preserving our open space consisting of farmland, woodland and historic properties.

FARMLAND PRESERVATION
East Greenwich Township has established a Farmland Preservation Incentive Program to encourage landowners to enroll in the State Green Acres Farmland Preservation Program. Under the Farmland Preservation Program the state will purchase a landowners development rights, allowing the landowner to retain ownership of the land. After settlement, East Greenwich will pay the landowner a 15% incentive for enrolling in the Farmland Preservation Program. This 15% incentive can either be paid lump sum or deferred and paid out as an interest earning annuity.

For more information on the Farmland Preservation Program, contact Ken Atkinson at the Gloucester County Office of Land Preservation, Tel 856-307-6451 or John McPeak, Chairman, East Greenwich Open Space Committee, Tel 856-423-1320.

For more information on the East Greenwich Farmland Preservation Incentive Program, contact Mayor John DeGeorge, Tel 856-423-3237.

Copies of the East Greenwich Farmland Preservation Program Incentive Program ordinance and Landowner Enrollment Form are available from the municipal clerk or online. [Both files are in PDF format].