MORRIS COUNTY — Morris County Voters will be asked on the November 4, 2025 General Election ballot whether dollars from the county’s Open Space, Farmland, Floodplain Protection and Historic Preservation Trust Fund may be used for stewardship of properties already permanently preserved. The program would utilize funds previously collected and unexpended through the voter-approved Preservation Trust Fund. The proposal was outlined in an April 23, 2025 report issued to the Commissioners by the Preservation Trust Fund Review Committee, which the Commissioners established in January 2024 to explore potential modifications of the trust fund program. As with the Trail Construction Grant Program, the stewardship program would operate on a matching grant basis, with municipalities contributing a portion of project costs. A full copy of the Preservation Trust Fund Review Committee’s report and information about the Morris County Preservation Trust Fund are available on the county website.