Mayor and Council approve 2027 website hosting contract
The Mayor and Council approved up to $45,432.93 for 2027 website services while members questioned the site's search and mobile usability.
Two hosts walk through the week’s edition in conversation — award contract to civicplus llc for, minutes (no action taken), and what’s coming next. Generated by Aware, from this week’s verified summaries.
A Mayor and Council member called the website search function “astonishingly bad”; another supported making search a priority for the communications committee.
A website contract passed with its search function under scrutiny. The Mayor and Council approved a contract with CivicPlus LLC for 2027 website hosting and related modules, at a cost not to exceed $45,432.93. Councilmembers raised questions about how well the municipal site works for people trying to use it. The resolution passed by voice vote, keeping the hosting arrangement in place for at least another year.
One Mayor and Council member described trouble using the interface on an iPhone and asked whether earlier problems had been fixed. Another said Safari compatibility issues had been resolved about five months earlier, though the cause was not fully understood. That member explained that the CivicPlus LLC contract covers more than the main website. It includes server hosting and other functions, among them SeeClickFix and social media archiving.
Search drew the clearest criticism. A Mayor and Council member said many website functions appeared to work but described search as “astonishingly bad.” Another member agreed that the communications committee could make website issues, particularly search, a priority. The Mayor and Council approved the contract while leaving open the possibility of revisiting those issues. No search fix or timetable for further action was specified in the account of the discussion.
Minutes (No Action Taken)
The Princeton Planning Board chair mentioned minutes and a vote, then said the Princeton Planning Board would go straight to applications. The account records that change in direction but no motion to approve the minutes. A reference to a vote is not the same as a recorded vote, so the minutes cannot be reported as approved on this record.
The transcript contains no second, discussion or vote on the minutes. It does not show Princeton Planning Board members considering their contents or reaching a decision about them. The chair's statement points toward applications, but the portion of the record provided here contains no further action on the minutes.
For residents tracking Princeton Planning Board business, the distinction is whether an approval appears in the record. Here, the minutes were mentioned, but approval was not recorded. The account gives no date when the Princeton Planning Board might take them up. It supports a narrower conclusion: the chair directed attention to applications without a recorded vote on the minutes.
Mayor and Council cancel two-vehicle purchase
The Mayor and Council canceled a $69,428.78 contract with National Autofleet Group for two new, unused 2026 Toyota RAV vehicles. The vendor could not fill the order because too few vehicles were available, and the Mayor and Council approved the cancellation by voice vote.
The previously authorized purchase will not deliver the two vehicles because the vendor cannot supply them.
Mayor and Council reduce project guarantee
The Mayor and Council approved reducing the performance guarantee and inspection fees for Landmark Princeton LLC and releasing part of its cash guarantee. Staff said approximately 90% of improvements were complete; 15% of the performance guarantee would remain to cover unfinished work and final inspections before a transition to a maintenance guarantee.
The retained guarantee covers remaining project work and final inspections before the maintenance guarantee takes effect.
Mayor and Council approve $27.4 million bond issue
The Mayor and Council approved a $27.4 million general obligation bond issue, including $26.6 million in improvement bonds and $800,000 in redevelopment area bonds. A councilmember said the total was below earlier projections but interest rates had risen; an offering was planned for mid-November.
Residents can track the planned mid-November offering to see how higher interest rates affect borrowing costs.
Mayor and Council announce extended data center deadline
The Mayor and Council heard that the public comment deadline for a proposed data center in a neighboring municipality had been extended to November 9. A councilmember said the Mayor and Council had submitted a comment on expected local impacts and encouraged residents to send their own comments.
Residents have until November 9 to comment to the state environmental agency on the proposed data center.
What we didn’t fit in this Sundays edition
Princeton had 19 more items this week. Here are sixfour — the rest are on Aware.
- GOVERNANCERecognition of Princeton Police Department reaccreditation and dual accreditation. The Mayor recognized the Princeton Police Department for achieving reaccreditation through the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police program and for accreditation of the public safety answering point/communications center, noting the department’s multi-cycle accreditation history and presenting certificates.
- GOVERNANCEAnnouncements and Subcommittee Reports. The Chair asked for announcements from staff and Board members and for subcommittee reports. None were provided.
- GOVERNANCE245 Nassau Street proposal advances through site-plan review. The Board reviewed a proposal to replace buildings at 245–247 Nassau Street with a 95-unit mixed-use development, including 19 deed-restricted affordable apartments and ground-floor commercial space. Applicant testimony and Board discussion covered building design, traffic and parking, tree replacement, stormwater, access and deliveries; the hearing was continued to the next regular meeting, discussed as November 5, 2026, with the date subject to possible adjustment.
- GOVERNANCECarryover case Z25-654: 25 Henderson Avenue (Block 6804, Lot 11) — continuation hearing; objector request to carry pending mediation; applicant testimony presented; public portion opened; continued to December 16, 2026. The Board continued the carryover hearing for 25 Henderson Avenue, including an objector request to delay until after a court-ordered mediation on access/easement issues. The Board proceeded with applicant testimony from counsel and multiple experts, then opened the public portion and began objector questioning. Due to time, the hearing was continued to December 16, 2026, with notice required and an extension needed due to application deadlines.
- GOVERNANCEApplication Z26-775: 5159 Province Line Road (Block 102, Lot 5) — front-yard ADU variance; approval. The Board heard an application to construct an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) in the front yard at 5159 Province Line Road as part of a two-phase project including a new main dwelling, pool/patio, and site improvements. The applicant presented testimony from the owners, architect, and engineer/planner supporting a C(2) variance due to site constraints and minimizing disturbance. The Board approved the variance unanimously.
- GOVERNANCEApplication Z26-765: 339 Mount Lucas Road (Block 5501, Lot 7) — C(1) variances for undersized lot and U-shaped driveway; approval. The Board heard testimony for a new single-family dwelling at 339 Mount Lucas Road requiring variances for lot area, lot frontage, lot width/building line, and an existing U-shaped driveway near the property line. After testimony from the applicant, attorney, and expert planner/engineer/surveyor, the Board approved the application unanimously.
- GOVERNANCEToll Brothers hearing rescheduled after notice issue. The Board postponed a planned hearing on a bifurcated Toll Brothers application after identifying a notice issue, and the applicant will re-notice before a new hearing date. A representative of the Governor’s Lane Condominium Association thanked the Board for addressing the issue and reserved the association’s objections and testimony for the next hearing.
- GOVERNANCECarry Application to Date Certain: Adarsh K. Bahaj (1735 Stewart Road West) – Modification of Condition of Subdivision Approval. The Board carried the Bahaj application to a date certain at the applicant’s request. The Board noted the carry would require noticing and referenced an extension through the end of the year.
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