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By the numbers *.


By the Numbers *
Communities nationwide that voted to
approve funding for land conservation
and open space acquisition:

Location                              $$$

New England
Rhode Island (statewide)      $70 million
Barnstable, Mass.             $44 million

Mid-Atlantic
Hunterdon County, N.J.     $105.5 million
Brookhaven, N.Y.             $100 million
Fairfax County, Va.           $75 million

Southeast
Charleston County, S.C.    $221.5 million
Alachua County, Fla.         $105 million
Gwinnett County, Ga.        $85.5 million

Rocky Mountain
Adams County, Colo.          $173 million
Boulder County, Colo.       $75.6 million
Gallatin County, Mont.        $10 million

West
Los Angeles, Calif.          $100 million
Sacramento, Calif.            $48 million

* Information received from the Trust for Public Land
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Date:Jan 1, 2005
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