Highlands Bill Discussion in Warren County

The Express Times reported that on May 17th Jim Florio and his partner Michael Perrucci talked about the Highlands bill and compared it to the Pinelands legislation passed in the 1970s.

"For the most part, folks are fairly comfortable with what occurred in the Pinelands area," said Florio, who was a sponsor of the bill that created the Pinelands. "While the Pinelands system, when it was put in, was somewhat controversial, the good news is that after this long period of time there's virtually unanimous approval."

Well, Duh! Everyone that had their land value destroyed for a few ugly pine trees either has died or had to move because you confiscated their only hard asset.