Town Topics (Princeton), Jan. 02, 2008

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Child's PlayIsSeriousfor Could Shopping Center District Seeks Municipal Input on Valley Road
JoanAlmon 5
Play a Role in Housing?
T"wArooYuenadrst?h'e*WIroarnlidanin Some See Possibility turPeroogfrtehsesPhraisncbeeteonnmRaedgeiotnoawlarSdchtohoelfsu'- tpiroonpserotfypottheanttihaalveusneosoorftlihmeiVteadllneeygaRtoiavde tahbalteihsohuosimnegtoofftihceetahnedTothwensBhoirpo'usghaf-foarndd-
Couple'sGreen Message Withthebattleforage-restrictedhous- Valley Road Administrative Building, impactontheschool districtbudget and Township-sponsoredCornerHouse.
also PromotesPeaceand ing mired in a necessity-versus-environ- described one memberof the Board of thatarealignedwiththeeducationalmis- Citing the Borough- and Township-
Understanding 9 ment stand-off, some involved in the Educationhasdescribedasan"extremely sion of the district and the needs of the owned Sewer Operating Commission
PrincetonRidgeconservationdebateare expensivewhiteelephant,"an"albatross," district's students including education, property, the resolution states the pur-
Library'sEnvironmental callinganewforanexplorationofthepos- and "a burden on the Princeton taxpay- recreationandcounseling." poseofredevelopmentasminimizingthe
FilmFestivalPromises
sibilitiesofbuildinghousingjustdownthe er." The resolution encourages both mu- district's "liabilities andoperating costs-
IPnrsipnicreattoinon forSustainab1l9e hill, on propertyowned by the Princeton While th—e full report from KSS Archi- nicipal"governingbodies torecommend whilemeetingthe"widelyacknowledged
ShoppingCenter. tects,LLP theWitherspoonStreetfirm options of potential uses of the Valley communityneedsthattheSchoolBoard.
BalancingHockey, Roughly six acres of largely unused contracted bytheboard inJuneto—study Road property" and callsforthe demoli- Township and Borough leadershaveset
AcademicstoPerfection, land lies wedged between the Princeton the site's current and future use has tionoftheoldestpartofth—ebuildingthat goalstoaddress."
PU'sStankievech Earns Shopping Center's north parking lot and not yet been made public, a resolution faces Witherspoon Street the section ContinuedonPjgt6
RhodesScholarship .32 Terhune Road and would appear, advo- adopted by the board at its December
With DeBloisProviding catessay,tohavetherightingredientsfor meeting revealssomeofthefindings. Dog Task Force Disbands as Advocates
Leadershipand Heart, seniorhousing;ifdeveloped,therewould The excessive cost of renovating the Look Toward Promoting Canine Safety
PHSBoys' Hockey be less of an immediate environmental oldest parts of the building, facing With-
Pushing Through threat, that being the primary concern erspoonStreet,haveledtotheconclusion
Adversity 35 of developing along the Ridge; and the that demolition as well as rehabilitation Justoverthreemonthsafteragroupof residents looking to enhance municipal
site is close to amenities at the Shop- willbepartofitsfuture. animalsafetyadvocatesappealedtothe and state laws supporting dog and dog
ping Center. Newcomers to the Prince- In June, the board soughtto consider Princetonstosupportagroupassembled ownersafety.
ton Ridge preservation effort enthuse of low-costimprovementsandwaystogen- to lobby lor regulatory measuresfor po- "Itwasreallyeverythingthatsurround-
thethepossibilitiesthislandhastooffer, eraterevenuefromareaswithinthebuild- tentially da—ngerous dogs, the group has edtheCongoissue,andtherewerecon-
but battle-worn housing advocates who il usedbythedi dissolved thoughitwilllikelyre-formin cernsthatwewouldattractprotestorsto
havestruggledthroughabruising 15-year December's resolution read- theNewYear. our meetings." said municipal health of-
processoflobbyingformarket-ratesenior BoardofEducation supportsthemm Thegroup's effortshadbeeneclipsed i DavidHenry,pointingtothepeaceful
housingintheTownship, nodtheirheads palbodies'studyforfurtherinvestigation bytheongoingcaseofConqo,thePrince- protests organized to save Congo's life
inwaryinagreement,whileholdingback into the potential uses of the portion of tonTownship German Shepherdthat al latelastye
ontheinevitable,collective,"beenthere, theValley Road sitewhichfacesWither- tackedalandscaperinJune2007,munici- Some individuals of the six-member
donethat." spoon,madepossiblebythedemolitionof palofficials saidlastweek.Thedecision taskforce, sanctionedby both Princeton
The Princeton Shopping Center has theWitherspoon Streetbuildinganduse byamunicipaljudgetoeuthanizethedog governmentslastfallasasubcommittee
long been viewed as a potential location oftheSOCland. TheBoardofEducation isstillpending appeal in SuperiorCourt, ofthePrincetonRegionalHealthDepart-
notonlyforhousing,butforredevelopment encourages the Township and Borough butthe spotlighton the Congocase has ment,saidtheywantedtotakesometime
in general; yet each time the redevelop- governing bodies to recommend op- caused something of a distraction for i niiiinundonPage1?
mentquestionhasbeen raised, it'sbeen
met, almost immediately, with enough
neighbor resistance to make Shopping
TheUniversalTouch: Center management shy away from the
CharlieChaplinsNew redevelopment prospect and focus on
Year'sDream 18 thefacility'sexisting, alreadysuccessful,
businessmodel.
Art 15 But with vacant land at the north end
Books 14 of the site explicitly zoned for senior
housing, the Shopping Center, with its
Calendar 30
220,000-square-foot facility, appears
Cinema 26 ripeforredevelopment,expertssay,even
thoughseveralideasforretoolingthesite
Classified Ads 40
have been floated, only to disappearas
Clubs 31 quicklyastheysurfaced.Themostrecent
Mailbox 13 concept was aired in late 2003, when a
Rutgers University advanced landscape
Music/Theater 18
architecture studio devoted a semester
Obituaries 39 to redesigning Princeton's "Downtown
North."
People 28
Thoseconceptswerepresentedtothe
Religion 39 RegionalPlanningBoardin2004,onlyto
Sports 32 meet swift resistance from residents as-
Topicsof the Town .... 3 sembled at Township Hall. Suggestions LOOKINGTOWARDASAFER2008:ThePrincetonFirstAid& RescueSquadwillbeonthejobagaininthenewyear, their
fortheShoppingCentersiterangedfrom efforts chronicled intheweekly Rescue Report(seepage8). Shownhere(from left)are PeterSimon, Rachel Chunko,
Town Talk 6 placing seniorhousing and office space and observer Michael Kenwood. Interested donors orvolunteersshould call [phone]orvisitwww.pfars.org.
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"GetUpand Dance"
ForPHSScholarships Topics In Brief
The Princeton Regional A Community
Bulletin
Scholarship Foundation
(PRSF) invites the commu-
nity to its third annual "Get ThePrinceton Public Libraryannounced last week
Up&Dance!"partyonSatur- that it had received a $500,000 grant from the Na-
day, January26, atPrinceton tional Endowment for the Humanities, which is part of
University's Cap and Gown the NEH's "We the People" funding for projects that
Club. encourage the study of U.S. history and culture. The
The event, which will fea- grant is, however, conditional on the library raising
ture food, dance music, and $1.5 million in matching funds. The library has four
a silent auction, aimsto raise years to raise the matching funds, creating a $2 mil-
funds and awareness of the lion endowment to support humanities programming.
growingneedforscholarships Gifts made to the endowment from December 1, 2006
in support of Princeton High are eligible to be used againstthe match. From Decem-
School students from Prince- ber 1, 2006, through December 11, 2007, the library
ton and Cranbury. raised $214,000 in matching gifts towards the endow-
Funds raised by the all-vol- ment challenge. In her report to the Board of Trustees
unteer,non-profitorganization last month, librarydirector Leslie BurgerthankedJulie
will be used for need-based Borden, who wrote and submitted the successful grant
scholarships to PHS gradu- proposal last May. The library can extend its campaign
ates in order to attend the through 2012 if it does not meet its $1.5 fund-raising
college or vocational school goal by 2011, library development director Dickie Ann
of theirchoice. Boal said Tuesday.
During its more than 30
yearsof operation, PRSF has In other news, the Princeton Public Library has
provided nearly $1,000,000 endorsed a policy to help library staff members deal
n college scholarship aid to with patrons who act "inappropriately." The policy,
PHS grads. Besides attend- which was drafted by library board member Grayson
ing top colleges and universi- Barber, enables librarystafftoaskdisruptive patronsto
ties such asRutgers, Cornell, leave and gives those individuals the ability to appeal.
and Howard, Hampshire, Staff will also be authorized to suspend the borrowing
Skidmore, and Bryn Mawr, privileges of customers whose behavior prevents effec-
recipients choose to enroll in tive use of the library by others. Patrons determined
vocationalprograms, artinsti- to be serious or repeat offenders will be asked to keep
tutes, ormusicschools. Many off library premises unless they abide by the code of
become students at Mercer
conduct.
County Community College.
The organization supports Princeton Borough Council and Princeton
students who are the first in Township Committee will each conduct respective
theirfamiliestogotocollege. reorganization meetings Sunday, January 6, at noon.
What all these students have The annual meeting serve as venues for the respective
in common is the determina- mayors' municipal addresses, as well as for naming ap-
tion to pursue higher educa- pointees to governing agencies. Borough Council will
tion despite financial chal-
hold its meeting in Council chambers at Borough Hall,
lenges.
and Township Committee will meet inthe mainmeeting
The community-based or- room at Township Hall.
ganization, which has long
relied primarily on individual The PrincetonRegional School Boardwillmeeton
contributions, is increasingly January 8 in theValleyRoad Administration Buildingto
seekingsupport fromfounda- discuss the "Uniform State Memorandum ofAgreement
tions, corporations, andother Between Education and Law Enforcement Officials."
sources.
The meeting will be closed to the public and no action
Donations may be sent to will be taken. The next public meeting of the board is
Carol Golden, co-president,
scheduled for Tuesday, January 22, at 8 p.m. in the
Princeton Regional Scholar-
cafeteria at John Witherspoon Middle School.
ship Foundation, c/o Prince-
tStorneeHti.gPhriSnccheotooln.. 1N5J10M8o5o4r0.e County officials confirmed this week that Big Sky
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its intention to cease its East Coast operations as of
6 BirthsReported January 7. 2008. The airline had been offering three
At Princeton Hospital roundtrip flights a day on weekdays, two roundtrip
The Princeton HealthCare flights on Sundays, and one roundtrip flight on Satur-
System has reported 6 births daysbetweenTrenton and Boston's Logan International
to area residents during the Airport. Big Sky began operations out of Trenton-Mer-
weak of December 15. cerinApril 2007. A legal notice filed by the companyat
DaughterswerebomtoSan- the U.S. Department of Transportation in Washington.
D.C. cited "severe financial distress due to continuing,
dra and Trever Selby. Prince-
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and Suchon Lee. Princeton. Northeast corridor as its reason for eliminating the
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Invest Wisel CLASSIC COMEDY: Short films featuring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy will be among those in-
cluded in the Arts Council of Princeton'seighth annual "Classic Comedy Cavalcade" thisSat-
urday, January 5, at 3 p.m. in the conTEMPORARY Arts Center, 301 N. Harrison Street. Film
is a unique, historian Bruce Lawton will provide a "behind the scenes" commentary about all facets of
informational the classic comedy shorts. Admission at the door is $6 forthe general public and $5 for Arts Princeton's Premier Hair Color Solon
supplement Councilmembers; childrenunder5arefree. Formoreinformation,call(609)924-8777, orvisit:
www.artscouncilofprinceton.org. 6 9. 6 8 3. 9 7 7 6
to be published Keaton and Chaplin, Laurel and Hardy
JAN. 16
Coming to Arts Council's Comedy Cavalcade All
and
Bruce Lawton fell in love cartoons. The films will In- onnumerousdocumentaries MATRIX
will feature with the classiccomedy rou- shown using a Id nun pro- and assisted in the restora-
the latest trends tines of Buster Keaton and jectorto recreatethe experi- tion of Chaplin's The Gold Products
on improving Charlie Chaplin long before ence ofseeing them as they Rush and Keaton's The
he became a film historian were originally intended to Cameraman, among other 50%
your health and archivist. be seen. classic films. Off!
and well-being The devotion to early film For the past five years he
in the New Year. that began in his childhood TOPICS has co-hosted "The Silent Now through
hasresulted in presentations Clowns Film Series" at The
To advertise, of silent film series at festi- New York Historical Soci- 1-2608.
vals and in schools across Of the Town ety.
please call the country. The 90-minute program limitsixperday
609-924-2200: This Saturday, January 5, is intended to appeal to all
at 3 p.m., Mr. Lawton will In addition to providing ages. Mr. Lawton has found
Robin, ext. 18 come to Princeton to host "behind the scenes" snip- that the material immedi- 3!A HULFISH STREET
or email: the Arts Council of Prince- pets about the movies and ately engages the children
ton's eighth annual "Classic the artists, Mr. Lawton will in the audience, who are PRINCETON, NEWJERSEY 08542
robin.broomer@ Comedy Cavalcade." take questions from the frequently moved to scream
towntopics.com He will introduce a mix of audience following the pro- out warnings. As Mr. Law- PROUDRETAILEROF
short films featuring Char- gram. ton points out, many of the
Town Topics lieChaplin, Laurel & Hardy, As a motion picture and on-screen exploits are real
Buster Keaton, among oth- video specialist, Mr. Lawton
ers, as well as animated has produced and consulted continuedonnextpage
Friday, January 18th, 8 p.m.
Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall, Princeton University
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and notcomputer-generated
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Announcing
"It's an active, not a pas-
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said Mr. Lawton. "A lot of
the elementsof thejoke are
there, but you have to add
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imagination the color, the
sound, the dialogue."
The show will begin on
Saturday. January 5. at 3
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Well Be Closed onWednesday. January 2 OffersWinterPrograms will be featured in the Arts Council of Princeton's "Classic
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Park in Titusville is offering conTEMPORARYArts CenteratthePrincetonShopping Center
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Nick Hilton Programs will commence video on wildlife in Antarc- There will be an Appala-
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Former Kindergarten Teacher Joan Almon advancing to the next level
of competition. Monday-Friday 9:30am to 7:30pm
Stresses Child's Play as Vital at Waldorf The robot ramble compe- Saturday 9:00am to 6:00pm
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children," Ms. Almon said. sideredthefoundationofthe The physics labcompetition
"Play helps children weave early childhood curriculum, involves lab activities in the
together all the elements of is now disappearing from areas of work, energy and
life as they experience it. It preschools and kindergar- power.
allows them to digest life tmeonns,,"wahcocsoerdWianlgdotrofMpsre.seAnl-- The event is sponsored
and make it their own. It is tationwill includean update by the Research & Devel-
an outlet for the fullness of on the latest research find- opment Council of New
their creativity and it is an ings forteachers andmental Jersey. For additional infor-
Joan Almon absolutely critical part of health professionals, aswell mation visit www.njscience
"In too many schools, their childhood." as parents. olympiad.org
play has become a four-let- According to the AAP, Ms. Almonco-founded the
terword," according toJoan children learn primarily WaldorfSchoolofBaltimore
Almon, a former Waldorf through play and imitation andisamemberoftheBoard Think Global
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issue in her talk, "The Vital But increasedemphasison onette troupes presenting There's no greater satisfaction
Role of Play in Developing testing erodes the time for fairy tales to children and than living in your own home On
Language& CreativeThink- unstructured play, leading adults. your own terms Secure@Home"
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10, at 7:30 p.m. at the Wal- dren and parents, according in the Waldorf School's dedicated to providing seniors
dorf School of Princeton, to the AAP report. Community Room. The cost with peace of mind and security,
1062 Cherry Hill Road. "Teachersknowthat imag- is $15 and will be limited to aswellasalleviatingtheconcerns
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property, and will retain its
athletic fields at the site.
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to make use of the property
and the site and building,
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turn of the 20th century.
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Road also houses Princeton
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housing office, among oth-
ers. todo more forotherpeople "
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location of the district's bus
parking to SewerOperating
Committee (SOC) lands,
which both municipalities
are planning to redevelop.
Suggestions for future use
by the Recreation Depart-
ment in the form ofa senior
center or indoor recreation
facility have also been
made.
Options for the rest of the
building include retainingas
many of the existing func-
tions as possible, possibily
relocating Corner House
upstairs, and moving the
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the cafeteria at John With-
erspoon Middle School.
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rate gingerbread cookies
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am. Participants will make
a winter craft. Children will
learn how to plant seed
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Iranian Couple Extends 'Green Belt' in Princeton
WhenJafar Edrisiand Na- theday theirreal travels be- aspects of peace, especially
sim Yousefi. both mountain- gan. The two went through when there is war in some
eers, firstmet atthesummit Turkey. Greece. Italy. parts of the world.
of a mountain near Tehran, France. Belgium, Germany, "When we plant trees in
it was not only a monumen- the Netherlands, and. after theplaceswevisit, weget to
tal personal triumph for the flying, with bikes in tow, to meet themayorsand wecan
pair, but also the beginning Toronto, are now making convey our message," said
of their shared devotion for their way down the eastern Mr. Edrisi. who is 30. The
environmentalism. seaboard. "Heading south." two have also given guest
Now, nine years later and Ms. Yousefi quips, because lectures at schools and uni-
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trek, bicycling for peace leave," she said. the Middle East, as well as
and the environment, leav- The two are traveling on that between Iran and the
ingtheirtread marks in New an estimated $10 to $18 a global community. The two
Jersey last week, as well as day, and are finding accom- also emphasized the travel
extending their so-called modations in virtually every component of their trip.
greenline, by way of plant- towntheyridethrough. Tree "When you go other coun-
ing a tree at every stop. planting and peace, how- tries, you see the sites, but
"Jafar was my coach in ever, are not happy coinci- youalsogettoknowthepeo-
rock climbing and moun- dences, the couple said. ple," Mr. Edrisi said. "Thisis
taineering, and every week "We believe that the two very important because so
we would go as far out into are connected, because in often, people who haven't
nature as we could, just for the absence of peace, the traveled make assumptions
the experience of it," Ms. environment suffersas well, about foreigners." WOMYN
Yousefi said. Computer pro- and of course we're worried Mr. Edrisi circumvented VANILIA • YANSI FUGEL •
gharvaemmteakresnbtyhediary,qutehsetctoouptlhee aYobuosuetfiglsoabiadl.warming," Ms. his translator to make his HARARI 'EMMELLE • CHETTA B
point in English: "Three
global level, hoping to gain The couple did a 2,000- days ago, we were at the MAX MARA WEEKEND
attention along the way. kilometer "warm-up" ride Metropolitan Museum of
Theystarted bysimply ex- in Iran, "just to prepare Art and we saw things from &. MUNCHKINS TOO!
ploring Iran: "Iran is a very us," and then embar—ked on cultures everywhere — we
vastcountryandeverywhere thisglobal excursion their took pictures and put them
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adding that she and her esting," Ms. Yous—efi said, site, www.rmc4peace.com,
husband had been particu- "but we love this people reads like a global On the
larly troubled by the areas like peace and we're seeing Road, replete with pictures
still suffering effects of the that moreand morecultures and blog entries.
Iran-Iraq War. share things in common."
Those journeys into other Ms. Yousefi, 29, fluent There is even documenta-
tion of the couple's Prince-
parts of their native coun- in English, also serves as
ton stop, where they planted
try were, to be sure, tiny in something of a translator
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two weeks ago.
recalls April 29, 2007, as attention to the important
"We wanted people to
learn about Iran from resi-
dents of Iran," said the ex-
ecutivedirectoroftheCoali-
tion, the Rev. Robert Moore,
whoadded that another aim
was to reduce potential bias
toward the Middle East
They still have East Asia
to tour, but upon returning
to Iran, Mr. Edrisi and Ms.
Yousefi hope to establish a
non-governmentalorganiza-
tion promoting their cause
and possibly put a book
together documenting their Starts Jan. 3rd
travels. Their only request
for those they have visited?
RIDINGFORPEACE AND ENVIRONMENTALCONSERVATION:Jafar "You don't have to ride your
Edrisi and Nasim Yousefi stopped in Princeton last month to bike," Ms. Yousefi said, 20-30%
plantatreeinPrincetonBorough'sMonumentPark, extending smiling, "but people should Off
their "greenline" on their 20,000-kilometer cycling trip pro- come visit us in Iran!"
moting peaceand environmental conservation. —Matthew Hersh
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speaking at a peace event sponsored bythe Coalition for Peace Action.
Shopping Center here: I'm talking about one-
continuedfrompageone andtwo-bedroomstuffwhere
youcouldlivewithoutacar."
on the undeveloped area, as he said.
well as enhancing the front- Mr. Ford'splanwasfloated,
aingcelufdaicnignmgovHiarnrgitshoengaSstrseteat- tbuhteitnseoiognhbboerchaomoed'csleaqrutihcakt
tionsouth, aswell asimprov- draw against redevelopment
ing the intersection leading was too much for the Com-
into the center from Valley
fortgroupto handle, andthe
Rstooardy.toPlsaonmsetoofadtdheaesxiesctoinndg plan was shelved. "There is
a history of resistance, but
retail buildingswerealsomet
resistance ispart ofthe pro-
with resident worries about
cess and part of the nature
scale and increased light- of trying to accomplish any-
ing.
thing in thecommunity," Mr.
Considering the signifi- Ford said.
cant distance from property Dana Comfort, executive
lines due to parking from all vice president at George
sides of the center, as well Comfort & Sons, was not
as an eastern buffer in the immediately available for
form of a municipal park, comment.
planners are still hoping
That resistance can be
that, someday, resident con-
cerns can be assuaged and traced back as far as 1994,
that the land will be used in whenSunriseAssistedLiving
waysmore in linewith smart offered a sneak preview of
growth practices. a concept for the Planning
Board, outlining a three-
The exterior of the Shop-
story, 72-unit, 90-bed facil-
ping Center is most strik- ity on the Shopping Center's
ing, said Carlos Rodrigues, undevelopedland. Thatplan,
a Princeton architect and however, only addressed
professional plannerwhoco-
housing, and not redevelop-
led the Rutgers studio: "It's ment potential in otherparts
pretty primitive in terms of of the Shopping Center's
access for pedestrians and
property.
bicycUs." Mr. Rodrigues,
who also chairs the Prince- Both Mr. Ford and Mr. Ro-
ton Township Zoning Board drigues said the municipali-
of Adjustment, went on to tiesshouldplayagreaterrole
criticize the parking lot's in overall community plan-
interface with Grover Park, ning and encourage a more
whichabutsthedrivingroute pedestrian-orientedscheme,
Special Financing Available on select brands and products that encircles the Shopping rather than building out in
undeveloped areas by way
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Rodrigues said proper zon- zoningattheShoppingCen-
available to qualified credit customers who purchase qualifying products min. 399 & up ing should allow for higher ter. "It doesn't make a lot of
density, while requiring less sense to put a lot of people
parking per square foot.
in the boondocks," Mr. Ford
"The shopping center is
said.
basically in a straightjacket
- they can't expand in any There are two tracts that
have received development
way, shape, or formbecause
they're constrained by the approvals in the Town-
parking." ship on what is currently
wooded, undeveloped land.
Parkingwasacentralissue They include a 30-acre tract
in 2002, when Princeton ar- off Mount Lucas Road that
chitectJeremiahFord IIIlent received approval for 49
his services to George Com- age 62-and-over units, and
fort & Sons, the Manhattan- a 20-acre Bunn Drive ex-
basedmanagementagent for panse that won approval for
the Shopping Center, for a 140 age 62-and-over units.
redevelopment concept de- The Bunn Drive site is cur-
livered tothePlanningBoard rentlyunderreviewbyTown-
wthaast nyeeavre.rTfhoartmaplllayn,suwbhmiicth- ship Hall as it weighs a pro-
posal to lower the resident
ted formunicipal review, en- age minimum there from
visioned adding 150 senior 62 years to 55 years. That
units, 48 apartments, and proposal has also attracted
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Ford said in an interview. "I shipCommittee'sJanuary 14
identified two types ofhous- meeting.
ing-onewasseniorhousing A third plot, also off Bunn
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WWW. nirSgS.COm Princeton scene. part of a larger proposal
open Daily: Sun 11-5, M-F9-9, Sat 9-6 "There's no place for a to build 96 age-restricted
young schoolteacher to live residences over two lots.
The zoning board, however,
denied the development of
the more interior lot, sub-
sequently stalling the entire
project.
While in all three cases,
environmental concerns
were expressed, those areas
have long been zoned forde-
velopment, and in eachcase,
the property owners have
expressed a willingness to
help theTownship achieve a
long-stated goal for market-
rate senior housing. But for
peoplelike Mr. Ford, already-
developed areas closer to
town should remain as part
ofthedialogue: "Youlook at
old company towns in New
England, and people walk to
work. Weget inourcarsand
commute great distances,
and that's just wrong."
—Matthew Hersh