Council Elections Highlight Upcoming Year In Princeton

PRINCETON, NJ — Two council members are up for re-election in Princeton this year, including Councilman Bernard Miller and Councilwoman Jo Butler.

Lance Liverman is the president for the time being, but the Princeton Packet previously reported that Jenny Crumiller is expected to be named council president during Wednesday night’s reorganization meeting at the municipal building, 5 p.m.

Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017. In Princeton, the Democratic Primary is generally the election that determines who will be seated in the next calendar year.

In 2016, Crumiller and Tim Quinn were unopposed after tight finishes on Primary Day. Their victories were affirmed following the counting of provisional ballots.

Other political results from last year will be felt into the new year and beyond, notably Republican Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential election.

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More immediately is the dilemma of Rider University’s proposal to consolidate the Princeton and Lawrenceville campuses of the Westminster Choir College. Possible Historic Designation for the campus will be discussed during the Historic Preservation Commission’s meeting on Thursday night, Jan. 5, 4 p.m. in Meeting Room B of the Princeton Municipal Complex, 400 Witherspoon Street.
How the settlement of Princeton University’s tax exempt lawsuit impacts the town is still to be discussed as well.
Among issues to be settled at the school level is how the Princeton Public School District will accommodate the town’s growing population, and what impact the Princeton Charter School’s expansion will have on the public school district.