N.J. reaches $115K settlement in Revolutionary War-era road dispute
SANDYSTON TOWNSHIP — A rutted dirt road that once carried American troops on their way to fight the British in the Revolutionary War became a different sort of battleground when the federal government sued two New Jersey couples who blocked the road where it traversed their property.
Eighteen months later, a settlement is imminent in a case that has rekindled memories of more recent clashes in the picturesque Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area over an abandoned federal dam project.
The lawsuit was dismissed Wednesday by a federal judge in Newark who gave the parties 60 days to finalize terms. William Ward, an attorney representing Matthew, Michelle and Aaron Hull, said today the government had agreed to pay $115,000 to the families for access to the 500-yard-long, 16-foot-wide stretch of road....
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Eighteen months later, a settlement is imminent in a case that has rekindled memories of more recent clashes in the picturesque Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area over an abandoned federal dam project.
The lawsuit was dismissed Wednesday by a federal judge in Newark who gave the parties 60 days to finalize terms. William Ward, an attorney representing Matthew, Michelle and Aaron Hull, said today the government had agreed to pay $115,000 to the families for access to the 500-yard-long, 16-foot-wide stretch of road....