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Land use planners project final build-out of Nassau County – when the small amount of remaining land will either be developed or preserved – will come by 2010. Land not preserved immediately will be lost forever to development.
But there is something you can do to help: Nassau County voters can protect drinking water, preserve open space and farmland and obtain new parks for just $16 a year (or $1.33 a month) per household, if they vote on Tuesday, November 7th for the Nassau County Environmental Bond Act. Friends of the Bay strongly supports a “Yes!” vote.
In September, a unanimous, bi-partisan majority of the Nassau County Legislature and Nassau County Executive Thomas Suozzi backed the $100 million Environmental Bond Act, a sequel to the highly-successful $50 million Bond Act approved by a 77 percent majority only two years ago.
The Bond Act funds will be used to acquire land for preservation. Nassau residents can nominate parcels they think worthy of preservation and an impartial group of Nassau environmental leaders will set priorities using environmental criteria. The Bond Act funds will also be used to control storm water run-off, the biggest cause of contamination of surface and coastal waters. The Bond Act will also provide funding for new and expanded parks.
The Nassau Environmental Bond Act proposition will appear as Proposal One on the top of the November 7th ballot. It is very important that you get out and vote.
For more information please contact Friends of the Bay at: (516) 922-6666
HOW YOU CAN HELP:
1) Write letters-to-the-editor in support of the $100 Million Nassau County Environmental Bond and submit them to your local newspapers during the two weeks preceding the vote on November 7th.
2) Remind friends, family, and colleagues to get out and vote on November 7th. (Please explain that the Bond Act proposition will appear as Proposal One on the top of the November 7th ballot.)
