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HUDSON COUNTY OPEN SPACE, RECREATION & HISTORIC PRESERVATION TRUST FUND
County Open Space Trust Funds Throughout the State Thursday, May 4, 2023
ABRAHAM ANTUN County Administrator Hudson County
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SAMUEL SCHROEDER, PP, AICP
Supervising Planner
Hudson County Division of Planning
Hudson County has the smallest land area and is most densely populated county in the state of New Jersey.
The County is home to an estimated 713,264 residents.*
*according to 2021 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimate
The County has some of the oldest architecture in the state. Many of Hudson County’s parks were designed during the City Beautiful Movement, such as Columbus Park (below).
Average “Walk Score” of Hudson County municipalities is considered very walkable.
On November 3, 2003 the voters of Hudson County approved a public question referendum at the general election ballot authorizing the governing body of the County of Hudson to establish a dedicated tax for the purposes of land acquisition for open space, capital improvements to parks, and preservation of historic sites.
On May 13, 2004 the Board of County Commissioners approved a resolution establishing the Open Space Trust Fund Program Statement which governs the operation and management of the Trust Fund and its Advisory Board. TRUST
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