Town Moves To Seize 175-Year-Old Family Farm To Build Affordable Housing Units

Town Moves To Seize 175-Year-Old Family Farm To Build Affordable Housing Units


A New Jersey town has moved to seize a 21-acre farm belonging to the same family for 175 years.

Chris Henry pleaded with the Cranbury Township Committee to reconsider seizing the farm that’s remained in the family since 1850.

Henry and his brother, Andy, have declined lucrative offers for decades, ranging from $20-30 million, to preserve their family’s historic property.

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However, the town now looks to take the land via eminent domain.

Cranbury officials intend to transform the property into affordable housing units.

This is infuriating

New Jersey town to seize 175-year-old family farm to create affordable housinghttps://t.co/oSgkSHpWzc

— Libby Emmons (@libbyemmons) June 13, 2025

Per AgWeb:

On South River Road, in Middlesex County, N.J., warehouses and industrial buildings have replaced the once

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