TOMS RIVER — Ocean County voters will be asked in November to consider increasing the dedicated tax that funds the county’s Natural Lands Trust Fund, a program officials say has helped preserve more than 30,000 acres of open space and more than 3,600 acres of farmland since it was formally created in 1998. The Ocean County Board of Commissioners plans to place a referendum on the ballot seeking to raise the fund’s rate from 1.2 cents to 2.2 cent…
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