Acquiring adjacent land owned by township

[Paul Manz]

Hi all, first time poster. I have a SFH rental that is situation on the front third of a large lot which is bordered on one side by an unpaved township road. I cut the grass and keep the vegetation down to keep neighborhood kids from doing what kids do in those kinds of area and eventually would like to try to acquire it. The road is 50' wide by nearly 200' long. It has a power line on on poles the far side of the road so at a minimum, I'd expect to need to leave access for utility trucks to service the lines.

I’m guessing the neighbors will not be happy and some folks do walk through their on their way to local stores. Has anyone ever tried to buy something like this from a local municipality and if so, what kinds of issues did they run in to.