Farmland Assessment Act of 1964
The Farmland Assessment Act of 1964 provided for reduced taxes on farmland in New Jersey in an effort to reduce the sale of farmland to developers for housing and commercial space. == History == The effect was to slow development, and farmland loss, but when prices rose for land the farms were still sold for profit.
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