ROBBINSVILLE— Robbinsville might just be a little greener in the future.

Last night the town council voted to designate six acres of township property near the Foxmoor Estates development as open space after a year-long process. Mayor Dave Fried said the administration originally meant for the area to house the new township building.

“It’s a great idea,” he said. “It’s one of those situations where people spoke up and the government had to listen.”

The council voted to designate the land as an open space, with possible plans to make it a park in the future.

Jayme Race, a resident of nearby Foxmoor Estates, said more than 800 residents had signed a petition to keep the space open. He was part of a “steering committee” that will be submitting proposals on how to use the space.

“It’s a good place for a mini park,” he said. “The idea was to keep it simple. Use the KISS principle and keep it simple.”

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