One of the comments on a news aggregator site hits the nail right on the head:

“Is it so hard for the government just to leave us alone?”

City Gov to Seize 175-Year-Old Farm by Eminent Domain, Replace with Affordable Housing
agweb.com | June 11, 2025 | Chris Bennett

For three decades, Andy Henry has declined $20-30 million offers for his 21-acre, 175-year-old farm. Ironically, local government is using his perseverance to take the entire property via eminent domain and replace pasture with affordable housing.

Grass for concrete? Legacy surrendered? No deal, Henry says. Period. Full stop.

“Our farm in now leased for raising cattle and sheep. The town loves driving by and seeing something besides warehouses. Keeping this legacy intact and passing it to the next generation has been, and is always, our plan.”

Cranbury Township Committee also has a plan: Cover Henry’s farm with housing units.

On April 24, 2025, Henry’s mailbox clinked with an official letter of notice from the Committee, tagging his farm as an affordable housing site. “It was incredibly stunning,” he says. “The letter said if I didn’t agree on a price—they’d take my land by eminent domain.”

Another apt quote: “This kind of crap is why people loathe government.”

Oddly, I didn’t know we had an IMAO headquarters in Egypt. Oh, well. Live and learn.

Demolished it, of course, to make room for a bar.

Upper Left: Was that an intern sitting next to her Pharoah?

Nice boots!

Upper right: a guy bringing cotton underwear?

Three guys singing “Louie Louie.”

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