Open Space Campaign

They are two Republicans pushing for the same referendum. Governor Christie Whitman and fellow Republican, Senate President Donald DiFrancesco, say they're not at odds despite each taking sole credit for a plan to preserve open space. It's just politics. To Whitman, the open space referendum is a cornerstone issue of her second term. To DiFrancesco, it's a feel-good issue that can be placed on a political resume for a future run for governor. The ballot question asks voters to set aside 98 million dollars a year from the sales tax to save one million acres of dwindling open space over the next decade. The question will be on Tuesday's election ballot.