In the weeks after the 2018 election, people are still taking stock of who are the winners and losers, and how that will shape the coming year. But there is one surprising loser in Ocean County. Two towns – Toms River and Beach Haven – had referendum questions that would increase open space, and both were rejected by voters.

Toms River already has an open space tax of 1.5 cents per $100 of assessed valuation. Voters approved this in 2000, with the first tax being collected in 2001. If the referendum had passed, it would have doubled to 3 cents.

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