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Hillsborough Township Awards Sale of Farmland for Preservation

An Auten Road farm property owned by Hillsborough Township, totaling 58.71 acres, was recently put up for public bid, in an effort to further preserve farmland, announced Deputy Mayor Britting, at Tuesday’s Township Committee Meeting.

Going forward this parcel can only be sold and used as farmland, as it now carries a deed restriction. “This farm must stay a farm into perpetuity,” commented Deputy Mayor Bob Britting, Liaison to the Agricultural Advisory Committee. 
 
Mayor Shawn Lipani added that over the years, both the Open Space Advisory Committee and the Hillsborough Agricultural Advisory Committee recommended the sale of the farm properties.
 
 “Land preservation remains a top priority in Hillsborough Township and each parcel preserved and protected from development maintains that goal,” concluded Deputy Mayor Britting. The owners of this parcel will begin farming for the spring growing season.

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