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Council of Princeton Future opposition

Town Topics has published that the Council of Princeton Future joins the opposition to bill A2586: http://www.towntopics.com/wordpress/2012/10/17/council-of-princeton-future-backs-opposition-to-assembly-bill-a2586/ We support the efforts of Mayor Goerner and Mayor Moore to oppose N.J. Assembly Bill A2586. Over its long history, the town of Princeton has enjoyed a cordial and extremely constructive relationship with …

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A few more editorials and letters that explain the dangers of Assembly bill A-2586: Barbara Dorethy expresses her opposition to the bill. Jeff Tittel from the Sierra Club explains the dangers of A-2586, and how it would invite private development and exploitation of this loophole for financial gain. This is …

Princeton public forum discusses the slippery slope of A2586

Princeton Borough Mayor Yina Moore and members of the council recently hosted a public forum to draw attention to the slippery slope of A2586, which proposes to exempt private universities from any local land use oversight. Anne Levin from Town Topics previously wrote about this forum: http://www.towntopics.com/wordpress/2012/10/03/bill-a2586-council-forum-drawing-battle-lines/ The Princeton Patch …

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A few articles have been published in the last few days in opposition of Assembly bill A-2586: The Star-Ledger Editorial board weighs in why private universities should not be exempted from local land use oversight. Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli (R-Somerset) writes a letter to the editor of the Star-Ledger in opposition. …

Press coverage

We started a page to collect press coverage about the bill. If you know of any more articles, op-ed pieces, and other relevant information, please let us know so it can be added!