Tag: Princeton Council
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Pedestrian safety improvements proposed for Nassau Street
The Nassau Street mid-block crosswalk between Vandeventer Avenue and Moore Street is in line for pedestrian safety improvements proposed by the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT). The Princeton Council adopted a resolution in support of the proposed improvements at its June 12 meeting. Nassau Street, also known as Route 27, is under NJDOT’s jurisdiction.…
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Voters choose Princeton Council candidates in primary election
Princeton’s Democratic Party voters chose incumbent Princeton Council members David Cohen and Leticia Fraga to run for re-election in the Nov. 7 general election. Cohen received 1,720 votes and Fraga received 1,726 votes in the June 6 Democratic Party primary. The tallies are unofficial, according to the Mercer County Clerk’s Office. The Republican Party did…
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Primary preview: Princeton
Princeton voters will nominate candidates for an array of elected offices in the Democratic and Republican party primaries June 6. The polling places will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Early voting will take place June 2-4. Ballots may be cast at any of seven early voting sites in Mercer County. A list…
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Princeton Farmers Market returns to Hinds Plaza this summer
The Princeton Farmers Market is returning to Hinds Plaza, next to the Princeton Public Library, on June 1. The Princeton Council approved a resolution to permit the farmers market to use a portion of Hinds Plaza, which is owned by the town, at its May 8 meeting. The farmers market will be held every Thursday,…
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Engineering firm French & Parrello Associates will design shared-use bicycle and pedestrian path extension The Princeton Council has hired an engineering firm to design the Cherry Hill Road shared-use bicycle and pedestrian path extension, between Foulet Drive and Crestview Drive. French & Parrello Associates will be paid $113,785 for its work, which also includes preparing…
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One more year of ‘woofs’ at Community Park South
Princeton Council approves a one-year extension for the Princeton Community Dog Park at Community Park South Princeton Community Dog Park at Community Park South will remain open for one more year. Princeton officials agreed to a one-year extension through a resolution at its April 24 meeting. The temporary dog park, which was opened for a…
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Princeton Council adopts 2023 municipal budget with tax rate increase
The Princeton Council very quietly approved its proposed $72.1 million municipal budget for 2023 at its April 24 meeting. There were no comments from the public – in person or online – during the public hearing on the spending plan. The municipal property tax rate will increase from 46 cents per $100 of assessed value…
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Princeton University increases voluntary payment towards municipal budget
Health care premiums and trash collection remain main cost drivers Princeton property owners will see a three-cent increase in the municipal property tax rate, under a tweaked version of the proposed $72.1 million municipal budget for 2023 that was presented at the Princeton Council’s March 13 meeting. The Princeton Council introduced the revised municipal budget…
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Hilltop Park will soon have new playground equipment, batting cage
New playground equipment and a new batting cage – part of the makeover of Hilltop Park – will soon be installed at the 11-acre park on Bunn Drive. The Princeton Council awarded contracts totaling $664,023 for the improvements at its March 27 meeting. The town received a $500,000 matching grant to pay for the project…
