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PLEASE TAKE TIME TO CONTACT YOUR STATE LEGISLATURES NOW BEFORE MONDAY 8/19
  Because a "weak economy" which is really lack of will by corporate sources which refuse to advance the common good and the fact that these "private sources" have taken our Government away from the people; not allowing employment via government workforce rather than depending on private sources which benefit some at the expense of the Natural world and its resource assets which are necessary for a healthy future; like clean water. These forces are turning back the clock on advances already made to protect our Highlands & Pinelands from these very threats. How can "private property rights supersede the common good of all including our future generations? This is wrong. Our present Economic System is no longer a major source of well-being for the Nation as a whole. If all we have left is developing our landscapes for work; any work we are a lost race of people. 
On Monday the Senate votes on the Economic Opportunity Act of 2013 (A3680/S2583), a package of generous corporate tax subsidies that expands existing incentive programs by qualifying projects in environmentally sensitive areas in the Highlands and Pinelands. 

The Assembly passed a version of the bill in May that promoted growth that was consistent with State's regional planning efforts in the Highlands and Pinelands, the resource-rich regions that produce most of the State's supply of clean water. 
But a Senate version of the bill, much less balanced and far more builder friendly, was swiftly passed in a Senate committee without discussion or any opportunity for public review. Three days later, in a single day, the newer version was reintroduced and was passed in the Assembly, again without discussion or public review. On Monday this latest version of the bill is up for a vote in the Senate.
  OUR CRISIS STATED ABOVE IS STOPPING WATERVIEW LANDSCAPE FROM BEING DESTROYED FOR NO GOOD CAUSE OR POSITIVE OUTCOME.LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD TUESDAY AT PARSIPANNY HIGH SCHOOL RITA DRIVE 7:30 PM..DON'T ALLOW PRIVATE INTEREST TO DESTROY OUR COMMUNITY. ONLY BUILDERS AND CORPORATE CRONIES WILL BENEFIT WITH SHORT-TERM PROFITS PAYING MINIMUM WAGES TO A MOST LIKELY FOREIGN WORK FORCE. OUR TOWN ADMINISTRATORS APPARENTLY ARE NOT INTERESTED IN SMART GROWTH; OR PROTECTING OUR FUTURE WATER SUPPLY OR REMAINING NATURAL GIFTS LIKE TREES AND WILDLIFE HABITAT. 

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