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Somerset County Preservation Plan
The Somerset County Preservation Plan is an update of the 2000 Parks, Recreation & Open Space Master Plan Update, the 2008 Comprehensive Farmland Preservation Plan and includes a new Historic Preservation Plan. The Preservation Plan provides land use, funding and partnership strategies for preservation in Somerset County. This Plan identifies linkages between the three programs including, economic development, natural resource conservation, and tourism. This planning effort advances the implementation of the Somerset County Investment Framework and the County’s Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy that were adopted as part of the County Master Plan in April of 2014.
The County contracted with the firm of Heritage Strategies who worked with sub-consultants New Jersey Conservation Foundation (NJCF), Barton Ross and Partners, Land Stewardship Solutions, and Washington College GIS Department to develop this plan.
The County Office of Planning, Policy and Economic Development staff worked closely with municipal partners, non-government organizations, private landowners, and other stakeholders to ensure that this Plan comprehensively addressed the unique characteristics, similarities and differences between our preservation programs and County regions.
The plan was formally adopted as an element of the County Master Plan during the May 17, 2022 Somerset County Planning Board meeting.
For more information about this project, please email PreservationPlan@co.somerset.nj.us
Adopted Plan (4 volumes):
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Preservation Plan
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Open Space Preservation Plan
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Farmland Preservation Plan
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Historic Preservation Plan
A hard copy of the complete Preservation Plan is available for review at the Somerset County Administration Building, 20 Grove Street, Somerville. Please contact Staff at (908) 231-7021 or PreservationPlan@co.somerset.nj.us if you would like to schedule time to review these documents.
Past Public Meeting Information
2022 Virtual Special Planning Board Public Hearing
A special meeting of the Somerset County Planning Board was held on March 30, 2022 at 4:45p.m.
During this meeting, the Draft Preservation Plan was introduced for proposed adoption at the regularly scheduled Somerset County Planning Board meeting to be held on May 17, 2022 at 4:45 p.m. Public comment was solicited for a period of thirty (30) days.
2021 Virtual Public Meeting Materials
Four virtual public meetings were held on September 22, 2021, September 28, 2021, September 30, 2021 and October 5, 2021, with public comments accepted through October 26, 2021.
June 26, 2019 Public Meeting Materials
Somerset County hosted the third public meeting for the Somerset County Preservation Plan on June 26, 2019 at the Somerset County Administration Building. At this meeting, a summary of the draft recommendations and strategies were presented. A copy of the presentation is available below.
January 30, 2018 Public Meeting Materials
June 20, 2018 Public Meeting Materials