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Residents press Hamilton Township Council to preserve Back Creek Farm amid rezoning concerns
Summary
Residents told the council that a 100-acre parcel called Back Creek Farm could lose Rural Resource Conservation protections and urged the council to oppose rezoning. Council members said they have a strong record of preserving open space and cautioned that they could not comment in detail because of possible litigation.
Dozens of Hamilton Township residents urged the council on Tuesday to protect a 100-acre parcel known as Back Creek Farm from potential rezoning that would lift Rural Resource Conservation (RRC) protections.
Ames Hoyt, a Yardville resident, told the council he and neighbors were alarmed by reports that parts of the RRC zone are at risk. "If you go ahead with [removing] protections for Back Creek Farm, it means that none of Hamilton's protected land is safe," Hoyt said, urging council members to…
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