A Parks and Public Lands Plan and Program for New Jersey: Report of the Committee on Parks and Public Lands |
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Page 6 - The tempo of land development and land speculation is again on the upturn in many parts of the State. Some of the needed park sites will never be cheaper than they are now. Some, such as the better seashore-park locations, are likely soon to be spoiled or disposed of in other ways.
Page 5 - NOWHEEE; there must be a plan showing what is needed, and where; and a stated policy, procedure, and program for gradually and opportunistically putting that plan into effect.
Page 36 - Of first importance is acquisition of the needed lands. This is especially true for the areas of exceptional recreational value such as some of the proposed seashorepark sites, some of the river-front sites, and lands close to the metropolitan centers.