Princeton Council to Consider Re-Introduced Lytle Street Ordinance Monday Night

Princeton Council will consider a bond ordinance to fund a $555,000 project on Lytle Street when it meets Monday night at the municipal building, 7 p.m.

Council will consider an ordinance on introduction that authorizes $525,000 for the purchase of 31-33 Lytle Street. Another $30,000 would go toward the demolition of the historic house.

In March, Council voted 4-2 in favor of setting aside $600,000 to purchase the historic property, which is known as an historic African-American district, according to nj.com. The plan is to incorporate it into adjacent Mary Moss Park.

However, a citizen’s group has opposed the plan, calling for the site to be historically preserved or used for affordable housing, according to the report.

The Affordable Housing Task Force will issue a report to council on Monday night that suggests the fire stations at 11 Chestnut Street and 237 North Harrison Street be used for affordable housing, and that the firefighters in those houses be relocated. They are among 13 sites identified in the report.

To view the full agenda for Monday night’s meeting, click here.