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Woodland Township officials decline lease offer for Route 72 parcel
Summary
At its Nov. 26, 2024 executive meeting, Woodland Township officials said they would not accept an adjoining owner’s offer to lease 5–10 acres on Route 72 for farming and a roadside stand; the committee instead agreed to keep exploring other commercial options for the property.
Woodland Township officials said at an Nov. 26, 2024 executive meeting that they would not accept an adjoining owner’s offer to lease about 5–10 acres of township-owned land along Route 72 for farming and a roadside farm stand.
Maryalice Brown, Township Clerk/Administrator, told the committee she had received the unsolicited proposal and described its basic terms — leasing “5–10 acres” to clear and farm and operate a roadside farm stand. Committee members discussed legal considerations and the possible commercial uses of the parcel. The committee reached a consensus to deny the specific lease offer and to continue investigating other potential commercial activities for the property.
The record of attendance for the executive meeting lists Mayor DeGroff, Committeeman Herndon, Committeewoman Mull, Solicitor William Burns, CFO Kathleen Rosmando and Clerk/Administrator Maryalice Brown as present. The minutes were signed by Brown and later approved and released in full on Dec. 18, 2024.
The committee did not record a formal motion or roll-call vote on the lease offer in the minutes; the entry describes the group’s decision as a consensus to deny the proposal and pursue further study of commercial options. No specific next steps, timeline or staff assignments were listed in the posted minutes.
