The board also emphasized properties that abut existing preserved open space and those that would provide waterfront access.
The vineyards preserved open space that might have been developed for housing, but also drew 500,000 visitors last year for wine tours, according to the Long Island Wine Council, a trade group.
In the process, he said he managed to create a subdivision that preserved open farms, fields and their natural stone boundaries, planning the house sites carefully, preserving the environment and taking advantage of the best views.
$300,000 to $599,999 Bridgewater $525,0009366 Sussex Avenue Number of bedrooms: 4 Number of full bathrooms: 2 Number of half bathrooms: 1 Time on the market: 3 weeks 4-year-old colonial; fenced rear yard with oversized deck, 2-car garage, 0.2-acre lot opposite preserved open space; taxes $5,584; listed at $529,900.
Judge Nickerson grew the government in response to the county's growth; he preserved open space and more than doubled the park acreage; he implemented new social services, built a new hospital and upgraded the jail and the Department of Public Works.
In the midst of 7,200 acres of preserved open space in and around the Hamburg and Kittatinny Mountains, the two resorts offer venues for hiking, biking, running, skiing, snowboarding, ice skating, horseback riding, swimming, rafting, fishing, bird-watching, tennis and racquetball.
