Nearly 8,000 acres of forest in Ocean County will remain undeveloped after officials recently closed a $15.4 million deal funded by the county’s open space tax. The purchase of 7,923 acres from John J. Brunetti, Old Bridge Township, is the county’s largest preservation deal since the program began in 1997, according to the county. Freeholders began discussing plans for the purchase last fall.
The land extends through Lacey and Ocean townships, and includes the Forked River Mountains, a ridge that rises to a…
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