Tag: Princeton Council
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Princeton Council awards deer management contract in efforts to control town’s deer population
The Princeton Council has awarded a contract to White Buffalo Inc. to help control the town’s deer population, including a pilot sterilization program aimed at female deer. The contract, which was approved by the Princeton Council at its Sept. 27 meeting, allocates up to $70,300 for deer removal and deer management services, and up to…
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Princeton Council renews parking lot agreement with Rider University
The Princeton Council has renewed its agreement to lease a parking lot from Rider University at the former Westminster Choir College campus, allowing business employees to park in the lot off Franklin Avenue. The Council’s initial lease expired Aug. 31. The new lease between the town and Rider University began Sept. 1 and ends Aug.…
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Princeton Council applies for state grant to improve section of Terhune Road ahead of housing developments
Princeton officials hope to receive a state grant to offset the costs of improvements to a section of Terhune Road, between N. Harrison Street and Grover Avenue, in advance of the construction of more than 600 apartments in the area. The Princeton Council approved the $636,000 grant application to the New Jersey Department of Transportation’s…
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Princeton Merchants Association call on Princeton Council to commission new traffic study for Witherspoon Street
The Princeton Merchants Association has asked the Princeton Council to commission a new traffic study of the Central Business District, citing the difficulty of navigating through the town. Princeton Merchants Association president Andrew Siegel approached the Council at its Aug. 22 meeting to seek the traffic study, pointing to the council’s decision to turn Witherspoon…
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Princeton officials go out for trash contract bids; includes organic waste collection program
Princeton officials are going out to bid for a new trash-hauling contract that would also bring back the organic waste collection program. The Princeton Council gave the go-ahead to consultant Wayne DeFeo and Assistant Municipal Engineer James Purcell to prepare the bid documents and advertise them at its Aug. 8 meeting. The request for bids…
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Princeton applies for $1.8 million in NJDOT grants for road improvements and a bicycle path extension
Princeton officials hope to receive $1.8 million in state grants to offset the costs of improvements to Dickinson Street, Alexander Street and University Place, and extension of the existing shared pedestrian and bicycle path on Cherry Hill Road. The Princeton Council approved the grand applications to the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) at its…
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Princeton officials hope installation of speed cushions slow down traffic on popular ‘short cut’ streets
Twelve rubber speed cushions will be installed on Edgehill Street and Hibben Road – popular short cuts between Stockton Street/Route 206 and Mercer Street – in hopes to slow down traffic, according to Princeton officials. The Princeton Council approved the purchase of eight rubber speed cushions from vendor Traffic Logix for $13,728 at its July…
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Experts will assess the health, provide guidance of trees maintained by Princeton
Princeton officials are launching a town-wide inventory of all trees in the municipal right-of-way in efforts to assess a tree’s health and to offer guidance on future tree plantings. The Princeton Council awarded a $125,000 contract to the Davey Resource Group of Kent, Ohio at its June 27 meeting. The breakdown is $119,200 for field…
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Approval of bond ordinance benefits multiple municipal departments in Princeton
Princeton is “spending money” through a bond ordinance, which is expected to benefit multiple municipal departments. “We are spending money as we should on all of our different departments because we need to run the town,” Mayor Mark Freda said. The Princeton Council approved a $15 million bond ordinance following a public hearing at its…
