The owners of the 270-acre Van Wagoner Farm in Burlington County have reached a land preservation deal that will prevent development on the land.

The Burlington County commissioners recently announced the deal after voting on resolutions authorizing a final contract agreement with the Van Wagoner family for the property in Springfield.

Once finalized, the agreement will bring Burlington County’s total preserved farmland to more than 67,000 acres.

The Van Wagoner Farm sits along Arney’s Mount-Birmingham Road in rural Springfield, adjacent to Arney’s Mount, Burlington County’s highest elevation point, and the county’s 200-acre Arney’s Mount Park.

“This farm was on the county’s list for preservation for decades,” Burlington County Commissioner Deputy Director Allison Eckel, the liaison to

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