Borough of New Milford Municipal Public Question No. 1 — Continue Open Space, Recreation, Farmland and Historic Preservation Trust Fund (Bergen County)

What it does

a. Acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes; b. Development of lands acquired for recreation and conservation purposes; c. Maintenance of lands acquired for recreation and conservation purposes; d. Acquisition of farmland for farmland preservation purposes; e. Historic preservation of historic properties, structures, facilities, sites, areas, or objects, and the acquisition of such properties, structures, facilities, sites, areas, or objects for historic preservation purposes; f. Payment of debt service on indebtedness issued or incurred by a municipality for any of the purposes set forth in subparagraphs (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) or (g); g. Blue Acres projects.

Needed to pass

A simple majority: more than half of the YES and NO votes on this measure must be YES. Leaving it blank doesn't count either way.

Left–right lean

Unclear: our AI read of the official summary isn't confident enough (we require 70%) to place this on the left–right spectrum, so we don't. Read the summary and decide for yourself.

Official text: source

Background

According to the interpretive statement in the Bergen County Clerk's public-question list, this is a non-binding question asking voters whether New Milford should continue its existing Open Space, Recreation, Farmland and Historic Preservation Trust Fund.

The Borough could raise up to one cent per $100 of equalized property value each year for the fund. The statement says that at the maximum rate, owners would contribute $10 per $100,000 of assessed value.

Per the question, the governing body decides how to spend the money only after at least one public hearing, and fund income may be used only for trust fund purposes.

Put on the ballot by Borough of New Milford governing body.

From official source 1, official source 2.

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Also on Bergen County ballots

• Borough of Dumont Public Question No. 1 — Overnight street parking ban (advisory)
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Quick answers

How many votes does Borough of New Milford Municipal Public Question No. 1 need to pass?

A simple majority: more than half of the YES and NO votes on this measure must be YES. Leaving it blank doesn't count either way.

Should I vote yes or no on Borough of New Milford Municipal Public Question No. 1?

SpectrumVote doesn't endorse anyone or tell you how to vote. Read what a YES and a NO vote each do, and the official text, then decide based on what you want to happen.

When is the vote?

The general election was Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Counts are unofficial until each state certifies its results over the following weeks; your state or county election office has the official results.