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Madison boosts open space tax, OK’s new uses for Giralda Farms campus
The Borough Council adopted two ordinances Monday night, one seeking to preserve and the other to adapt.
The council first voted to restore the local open space tax from 1.8 cents per $100 to 2 cents per $100. The decision could benefit any number of open space, preservation, and recreation projects in the future, but in the immediate term, it aims to help save the Drew University Forest Preserve from the developer’s bulldozer.
Madison eyes open space tax bump amid Drew Forest preservation effort
By Alex Parker-Magyar for Madison Eagle
“There are so few open spaces available left, Drew Forest being one of them, that
increasing this tax will demonstrate Madison’s commitment that it is important to
preserve the forest as well as the viability of the college,” said Councilwoman Astri
Baillie.