Jon and I are giving organic composting it a try!

Princeton is trying out a program for residential pickup of organic waste.  Residents are given a designated garbage can and a bucket for use inside to collect organic waste, and it’s picked up once a week and carried to a composting center.  Unlike most home composting, this program allows all organic waste to be composted, including meat, fat and bones.  In the Township, residents can sign up for this program as part of their private garbage pickup.  Borough residents, whose garbage is picked up by the municipality, can sign up to help promote the program for $20 a month.  We’re hoping to demonstrate the viability of a program so that next year, when we consolidate and all residents will be served by the municipality, we might have the option of offering residential composting.

Information below is from  this flyer (pdf)

Why Join?

• Eye Opener! You will see your trash in a whole new light!

o Many homes have cut their regular trash pick up in half!
o 60 tons of food/organic waste saved from landfills since June 2011

• Save Municipal Money on trash disposal fees!

o 60 tons = $7,500 saved since June 2011!

• It’s the Future of waste hauling. Landfills are full/closing all over the U.S.
• Free Items to all participants!

o A kitchen collector and food waste bags for collector
o Curbside food/organic waste container – it’s green and on wheels!
o Compost available in Spring 2012

• Easy to Do, not icky!

Sign Up TODAY!

• Costs: Township residents: $30/month for trash and food waste; $20 for food waste pick up only. Borough residents: $20/month for food waste pick up only.

• Email or call Janet Pellichero at the Twp. Public Works Department: jpellichero@princeton-township.nj.us  609-688-2566

For more information about Princeton’s curbside food waste program, see www.sustainableprinceton.org

See new voting districts for the consolidated Princeton on the “voting info” page.
Download agenda and meeting documents for March 13th meeting.
Download agenda and meeting documents for March 6th meeting.
Download agenda and meeting documents for Feb 28th meeting.
Download agenda and meeting documents for Feb 14th meeting.
Proposed ordinance changes for hospital site to be discussed 2/14 (Word Doc)

Download agenda and meeting documents for Feb 7th meeting.

Now that consolidation has passed, the Borough Council and Township Committee will be appointing a transition team. The team will consist of two elected officials and four residents (three residents plus one alternate) from each municipality. We are now soliciting applications from residents. If you are interested, please provide your resume and a cover letter outlining the specific areas of expertise that you feel you could provide to the transition team and why you are interested in serving. The deadline for applications is December 7th. The appointments will take place in January, so the vote will include the new Borough Mayor, Yina Moore and Council member Heather Howard.

You can send your information by email to

Andrea L. Quinty, Borough Clerk at lquinty@princetonboro.org or
Linda McDermott, Township Clerk at lmcdermott@princeton-township.nj.us

The revaluation has finished its report. It will be presenting the report at an upcoming meeting soon.

Revaluation Commission Meeting Schedule

Documents and Links

State Division of Taxation reference material on appraisals – a list of useful links and information
Appraisal Systems letter explaining many aspects of the revaluation (pdf)
Appraisal Manual Vol I (pdf) — Official manual used by appraisers, explains methods
Appraisal Manual Vol II (pdf)
Borough Neighborhood Map (pdf)
Township Neighborhood Map (pdf)
Township FAQ on revaluation (pdf)
Contract with Appraisal Systems(pdf)
Revaluation FAQ from the NJ Office of Legislative Services (pdf)
Title 54 – Property Tax Code (Word Document)
Borough Sales Study - Excel – Information on Borough properties including sales, assessment, land/ improvement breakdowns etc.
Township Sales Study - Excel
Revaluation Relief Act of 1993 (Word)
Statute on Assessments (pdf)
Mercer County Chapter 123 Rates
Reassessment Program FAQ (pdf)– Document from Bridgewater, NJ which uses an annual reassessment program to keep revaluations current

ASI website- Borough
ASI website – Township

Legislation pending that would allow interior property inspections every 8 years instead of 4.

Google Earth Maps illustrating property values and shifts

To view the maps offline on your own computer, click on the link, then download and install Google Earth and then click on “open in Google Earth” which will download the map file.(maps were created by Jon Crumiller using Google Earth. If you would like the code he used to translate the data into the visual information on the maps he’d be happy to share it, use contact form)

NJ Property Tax Assessments – color coded map showing housing values based on assessments on residential properties

Code: Dark red = less than $250,000 Pink = $250,000 – 500,000 Yellow = $500,000 – $1,000,000 Green = $1,000,000 – $2,000,000 Blue = greater than $2,000,000 Dot in the middle of the icon = Borough.

Increase/ Decrease from Revaluation – color coded map showing increases and decreases as a result of revaluation

Code: Blue > 30% tax decrease /Green between 0% and 30% tax decrease / Yellow between 0% and 30% tax increase /Pink: between 30% and 60% tax increase /Dark Red: > 60% tax increase / Dot in the middle of the icon = Borough. / White means no data