To: Governor Andrew Cuomo
Farmland and open space protection
Protection for farmland and open space has decreased because New York has significantly cut back on funds to purchase development rights or help fund such purchases by local land trusts and other environmental groups. Please sign this petition calling on Governor Cuomo to reinstate the needed funding to keep these programs running.
Why is this important?
As a member of my local land trust, I have seen properties of significant conservation values turn into huge housing developments for lack of funds to preserve them.