On February 5, 2008, the Council of Princeton Future met to plan the March 29th Open meeting at the Princeton Public Library with

• the Honorable Mildred Trotman, the Mayor of the Borough
• Kristin Appelget, the Director of Public Affairs of Princeton University
• Marvin Reed, the Chair of the Master Plan Subcommittee of the Regional Planning Board
• Rebecca Hersh, Regional Plan Association
• Trisha Thorme, the Associate Director of the Community-Based Learning Initiative of Princeton University.

We are a group of residents of Princeton Borough, Township and region. We come from a variety of backgrounds and are engaged in differing occupations. We are concerned about the direction that future development of critical segments of downtown Princeton may take.

In our view, there is a complex intertwining of issues that needs to be faced, analyzed, and, in so far as is possible, resolved collectively. We hope to move forward together with a view towards integrated solutions. We hope to avoid the piecemeal, project-by-project approach which can lead to community frustrations of all sorts, aesthetic dissatisfaction and inequity. Can we listen carefully to our neighbors?

Can we have a respectful dialogue across boundaries that remain fluid long enough for our disagreements to emerge into the sunlight of a covenant of single purpose?

September 13, 2000
Town Topics
Open Letter to the Community

September 26, 2007
Town Topics
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