Township of Old Bridge Public Question — Open Space Tax (Middlesex County)

What it does

Shall the Township of Old Bridge impose an annual tax levy of up to $.03 Per $100.00 of assessed real property value and the amounts raised by such levy shall be deposited into the “Old Bridge Township Open Space Recreation and Farmland Preservation Trust Fund” and used exclusively for the following purposes: 1. The acquisition of lands for recreation and conservation purposes; 2. The acquisition of farmland for farmland preservation purposes; 3. The development of lands acquired for recreation and conservation purposes; 4. The maintenance of lands acquired for recreation and conservation purposes; 5. The historic preservation of historic properties, structures, facilities, sites, areas or objects, and the acquisition of such properties, facilities, sites, areas, or objects for Historic preservation purposes; and 6. The payment of debt service or indebtedness issued or incurred by the municipality for any of the purposes set forth in (1), (2), (4), and (5), above. The amount or rate of the annual levy to be allocated to each of the purposes set forth above shall be determined at a later date by the Township Council, upon approval of the proposition by the voters, after conducting at least one public hearing thereon. Any and all interest or other income earned on monies in the fund shall be credited to the fund to be used for the above-described purposes. INTERPRETIVE STATEMENT The passage of this proposition would permit the Township of Old Bridge to impose an “Open Space Tax” for purposes of funding the “Old Bridge Township Open Space Recreation and Farmland and Historic Preservation Trust Fund." This fund can be used for acquiring and/or preserving farmland, open space, recreational and historic land, easements, development rights, or other interests in such real property. The revenue can also be used to acquire, improve, maintain, and/or preserve open space, recreational and historic properties for future generations to enjoy, as well as either purchase or deed restrict property so that remains as preserved open space and/or farmland. The revenue may also be used to pay the debt service on indebtedness issued or incurred for acquisition and/or preservation of open space, recreational and historical properties, open space preservation, farmland preservation, and historic preservation of historic properties. The Township would annually levy a tax rate of up to three (3) cents per $100.00 of total Township assessed real property value. The amount or rate of the annual levy to be allocated among the six purposes set forth above shall be determined by the Township Council after conducting one public hearing. As an example, at the rate of three (3) cents per $100 of assessed value, the owner of a property assessed at $125,000.00 would pay an additional $37.50 per year in real property taxes.

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

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Quick answers

How many votes does Township of Old Bridge Public Question 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 Township of Old Bridge Public Question?

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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.