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Deal saves Cranbury farm from being seized for housing
Clip: 10/23/2025 | 1m 5sVideo has Closed Captions
The township wanted to buy or seize the land by eminent domain
A 175-year-old farm in Cranbury that was supposed to be bulldozed by the township and turned into affordable housing will be saved.
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Deal saves Cranbury farm from being seized for housing
Clip: 10/23/2025 | 1m 5sVideo has Closed Captions
A 175-year-old farm in Cranbury that was supposed to be bulldozed by the township and turned into affordable housing will be saved.
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That 175-year-old farm in Cranberry that was supposed to be bulldozed by the township and turned into affordable housing finally got some good news.
The farm will be saved.
After months of public pleading to spare their farm, the owners, the Henry family, sued Cranberry.
They challenged the township's assessment that their property was the only location for the town to build a 265-unit housing complex in order to fulfill their fourth-round affordable housing obligation to meet the state mandates.
Today, Governor Murphy made the announcement that an agreement has been reached between all the parties involved, the township, the Henry family, and the Fair Share Housing Center.
And Cranberry officials will now look to other locations within the town to meet their fourth round obligations, and the Henries will continue their legacy as farm owners for nearly 200 years.
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