Exclusive: Jackson Gave MUA Free Land, Now They Want to Sell it For $2 Million

JACKSON, N.J. — Jackson Township officials and the Jackson Township Municipal Utilities Authority have opened negotiations over the future of more than five acres of publicly owned land that was originally transferred to the MUA in 2010 for future utility infrastructure but is now being considered for sale.

They are asking over $2,000,000 for the five-acre lot that was “gifted to them by the township,” according to residents opposed to the deal. The towns...