Tag: Princeton Council
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Council extends agreement with Princeton Senior Resource Center for 2022
The Princeton Senior Resource Center (PSRC) has recently received a one-year extension from the Princeton Council to continue services and programs for older adults in 2022. The council unanimously approved a resolution for $159,008 to extend the contract agreement with PSRC for services in 2022 at its March 28 meeting. The one-year extension is the…
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Princeton Council holds forum on cannabis
Backers of allowing retail cannabis dispensaries to open in Princeton, as well as those who are opposed to it, staked out their positions at a special Princeton Council meeting March 29. The featured speakers ranged from the regional organizer for NORML – an advocacy group that has promoted legalization of cannabis, or marijuana – to…
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Princeton Council adopts resolution urging regional flooding solutions
The Municipality of Princeton has joined neighboring towns, including West Windsor, in asking the State of New Jersey to find regional solutions to flooding that has plagued towns in the Millstone River Basin. The Princeton Council adopted a resolution at its Feb. 14 meeting, on the heels of an identical resolution adopted by the West…
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Special Improvement District receives stamp of approval from Princeton Council
After two years of work by a steering committee and consultant, the Princeton Council voted unanimously to create a Special Improvement District (SID) in the municipality. The council voted to adopted the ordinance creating the SID on Feb. 28. The adopted ordinance does have a sunset provision in which the SID can be dissolved after…
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SOLUTIONS 1/21: Good news with the bad
By Huck Fairman While COVID-19 continues to spread rapidly, if not entirely predictably, segments of the nation are making progress in dealing with other health and technology issues. Princeton, led by Sustainable Princeton and the council, has passed an ordinance that restricts the use of gas-powered blowers and other landscaping equipment. The result should be…
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Health Department expects a tough January for COVID-19 cases in Princeton
COVID-19 cases continue to surge in Princeton during January as the municipality joins others across the state in navigating the increase in cases. January is expected to be difficult month for Princeton regarding COVID-19 cases, according to the Princeton Health Department. “We need to be upfront with public on where we stand,” Health Officer Jeff…
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Princeton Council members look forward to 2022
There were smiles all around – albeit virtually – as one veteran Princeton Council member and a newcomer to the Princeton Council were sworn into office at the Princeton Council’s reorganization meeting Jan. 5. Princeton Councilwoman-elect Eve Niedergang and Princeton Councilman-elect Leighton Newlin were sworn into office for three-year terms by attorney Dwaine Williamson. He…
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Princeton Council supports Johnson Trolley Line bridge over I-295 to connect paths in Lawrence Township
The push to find a way to cross I-295, which would close the gap between the northern and southern legs of the Johnson Trolley Line pedestrian and bicycle path in Lawrence Township, is beginning to pick up steam. The Princeton Council has joined a growing list of officials that would like the New Jersey Department…
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A special improvement district in Princeton inches closer to reality
Work continues to be underway as Princeton moves closer to establishing a Special Improvement District (SID) in the municipality. A SID pools resources from commercial businesses to increase the economic value of a commercial corridor and is predominately governed by property owners. In December, the public and the Princeton Council received a presentation regarding an…
