Town Wins Right To Block Farm Sale To Big Developer

16 January 2002 - 12:00pm

New Jersey town is first to win the right to condemn a farm to prevent it from being turned into a sprawling residential development.

"The case was being watched by land-use experts throughout New Jersey and around the country. While yesterday's ruling pleased environmentalists, a farm group spokesman said the judge's decision steps on the rights of property owners."

Source: The Star-Ledger, January 15, 2002
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Its very unsuitability for an urban center justifies its current usage as a suburban or ex-urban pattern.