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New Municipal Math
Proponents Compute
Open Space Value
There are several major
economic reasons in support of a
differential assessment policy for
farmland, although economic
reasons do not stand alone in
defense of such a policy. Indeed,
a proposal of this kind is nearly
always subject to financial
justification.
And to some non-farm
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Lancaster t-armmg, saturaay, ai
residents as well as their
municipalities, the preservation
of farmland and open space land
is not viewed as being
economicaaly defensible. They
argue that it is more of a burden
to the individual tax payer than
would be residential subdivisions
on the same land area.
But according to what the Open
Space Institute (a non-profit
conservationist 'organization
located in New York) calls “the
new municipal math”, the
economic objection to farmland
and open space preservation is in
many cases groundless, and the
reverse may often be true. Now
widely quoted in conservationist
circles, the thesis of the new
municipal math is that costs for
municipal services (water,
sewers, schools, etc.) increase
faster than do revenues from
property taxes as open space
land is subdivided into single
family, suburban homes.
To nail down this point, the
Institute asserts that in one New
Jersey study the service cost of
new housing was estimated to be
about $1,005 per household,
requiring a dwelling and lot
assessed at about $53,000 to break
even on the tax base. Few
communities in Pennsylvania,,or
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from now until June 30.
We all have a stake in Pennsylvania
agriculture and"the organizations that promote
and nurture it. I believe that these
organizations perform a vital service to farmers
by keeping them up 'to date on the latest ag
developments. Their educational value is
without limit. And who can deny the con
tribution made to farming by such groups as
FFA, FHA, AND 4-H. That's why I'm happy to
make this offer.
I'm also excited about this new liquid sup
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JO ELMER M. SHREINER
Trading at Good’s Feed Mill
■jMj'mW Specializing in DAIRY & HOG FEEDS
New Providence, Pa.
Phone 786-2500
SINCE. 1870
anywhere, can anticipate sub
division activity that will produce
that kind of residential ratable.
The Institute concludes, “the
facts are pretty much in;
preserved open space is the
biggest land bargain since the
King of England whacked up the
eastern seaboard and gave it
away to his friends three cen
turies ago.— There is so much
evidence that open space pays off
handsomely for the typical
suburban community, that the
objectors should be saddled with
the burden of proof rathei than
the proponents.”
In'addition to the potential
penalties of not preserving open
space, there are other economic
benefits which should be con
sidered. Generally speaking,
farmland and open space land
produces its fair share of
property taxes in comparison to
the municipal services required.
It also has a positive effect on
municipal revenues by
generating an increase in the
value of contiguous real estate,
and in revenues derived
therefrom. In the absence of
special taxation provisions,
however, usually this situation
also results in concomitant in
creased assessments and in
creased taxes for farmland and
open snace.
Donald Harter, Ph.D.
Area Resource
Development Agent
Pennsylvania State University
Ph. 717-838-1338
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