To the Editor:

The value of land, like any commodity, is in the eyes of the beholder. Or is it?

This is what the township of Little Egg would have you believe when it gave Ocean County the approval to purchase 88 acres of its prime real estate for $5 million with open space tax funds. Once Ocean County takespossession of the site, it will be open to the public for passive recreation and removed from tax rolls.

April 6, 2016