To live here and benefit from that, yet not contribute a penny towards the schools (~50% of our tax bills) is fundamentally unfair.

To say that, “well, the schools will still get their funding,” is disingenuous and not an equitable way of looking at it. Everyone else has to pick up the tab for those who don’t contribute.

It’s like saying that all right-handed residents have to pay school taxes, but left-handed residents are exempt. Is that fair?

Also, I believe this is also true for the county tax share. Since the PILOT program only pays 5% to the county (normally Mercer county’s bill is 25% of the total tax bill), is it not the case that other tax payers have to make up the tax amount that is due to the county?

Ron Berlin’s letter strikes the right balance by foreseeing the eventuality of the destruction of what makes Princeton special and by citing the predicted failure of a Council’s response to developer intimidation in approving a misguided ADU ordinance.

Exactly, Mr. Schreiber!
This is the codification of the township retaining its character on the backs of the Borough after years of it distributing their COAH requirements off to other municipalities.

Much more work is needed on every section of the master plan that respects the physical history of our neighborhoods, supports the varied economies of the community, and ensures affordability for a diverse population throughout the Town of Princeton.