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Mercer County Town Hall: Week of Oct. 19 — Lawrence Planners Review a Data Center Ban
Lawrence's Planning Board takes up the proposed ban on data centers Monday, West Windsor planners consider a Princeton-Hightstown Road site plan Wednesday, and a look back at Princeton, West Windsor, Lawrence and Hopewell Township decisions.
Meetings ahead, decisions behind. This week, Lawrence Township's Planning Board reviews the ordinance that would ban data centers anywhere in town, Hopewell Township's committee meets Monday night, and West Windsor's Planning Board takes up a site plan on Princeton-Hightstown Road. Last week brought ordinance hearings in Princeton and West Windsor and two notable Nassau Street and Founders Lane applications before Princeton's land use boards.
Meetings ahead
Lawrence Planning Board — Monday, Oct. 19, 7 p.m.
Lower Level Conference Room, Lawrence Municipal Building. Agenda and details.
- Data center ban: The Township Council has referred Ordinance 2528-26, which would define data centers and prohibit them in all zoning districts, to the board for review. The council introduced it on Oct. 6.
- Hope Presbyterian Church of Lawrenceville, 140 Denow Road: preliminary and final major site plan with a variance (Application SP-4/26).
- A resolution memorializing the Jay Ventures, LLC minor subdivision with variance at 154 Millerick Avenue (S-3/26), approved Oct. 5.
Hopewell Township Committee — Monday, Oct. 19
Municipal building, with Zoom registration on the agenda. Agenda and details.
- Proclamations for Communities of Light, National First Responders Day on Oct. 28, and Turkish Independence Day.
- Approval of June 8 minutes, bills and claims, and an executive session on litigation, real estate, personnel and contracts.
West Windsor Planning Board — Wednesday, Oct. 21, 6:30 p.m.
West Windsor Municipal Building. Agenda and details.
- A resolution on PB26-07, Ellsworth Realty Associates: preliminary/final major site plan at 33 Princeton-Hightstown Road (Block 5, Lots 20 and 76).
- PB16-01, Cherry Grove: the major subdivision on Penn Lyle Road is asking for a final six-month extension, to May 31, 2027.
Looking further ahead, West Windsor's Zoning Board of Adjustment has posted its Nov. 5 agenda on the West Windsor meetings page.
Decisions behind
Princeton Mayor and Council — Oct. 12
- Public hearings on two ordinances: one consolidating and updating Princeton's sign regulations, the other governing restricted parking spaces for people with disabilities.
- Sustainable Princeton presented a proposal for the municipality to buy electric shuttle buses, partly funded by a Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative grant.
- The police department was presented its accreditation certificates by the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police.
- Resolutions on the agenda included a six-month extension of Gabel Associates' energy consulting agreement (R-26-305), a CivicPlus contract for 2027 website hosting (R-26-307), a police radio system upgrade, and use of Affordable Housing Trust Fund money for property repairs.
Princeton Planning and Zoning Boards — Oct. 7 and Oct. 15
- Planning Board, Oct. 15: 245 Nassau, LLC sought preliminary and final major site plan approval for 245-247 Nassau Street. The board also heard Adarsh K. Bajaj's request to modify a subdivision condition at 1735 Stuart Road West, carried from July. Details.
- Zoning Board, Oct. 7 (special meeting): Toll NJ I LLC, for the PIASC Foundation, presented a bifurcated use variance application for Founders Lane (Block 5601, Lot 1, OR-T zone), with the board's decision deadline extended to Dec. 9. Details.
West Windsor Township Council — Oct. 13
- Public hearing on Ordinance 2026-18, accepting property in Heatherfield West for open space.
- Dawn Moretti was appointed deputy tax assessor, and the council endorsed three volunteer firefighters for New Jersey State Firemen's Association membership.
Lawrence Township Council — Oct. 6
- Introduced Ordinance 2528-26, the data center ban now before the Planning Board.
- Awarded bids for Princess Road improvements and stormwater work at the Ecological Facility, and approved police vehicle and equipment purchases.
- Accepted a $78,405 performance bond from Meridian Furniture for its site plan at 300-356 Enterprise Avenue (SP-06/25), and authorized a grant application for pedestrian safety improvements at Lawrence Intermediate School.
Hopewell Township Committee — Oct. 5
- A work session on the Charter Study Commission.
- Appointed Nancy Ugalde as a part-time registered environmental health specialist and Heather Francis and Constance Miller as school crossing guards, and accepted donations for the township's 250th celebration.
Also in the news
- Robbinsville: The Township Council heard pitches from four cannabis dispensary applicants.
- East Windsor: The township is considering donating property to Habitat for Humanity for affordable housing.
Coverage of Hamilton, Trenton, Ewing, Robbinsville, Hightstown, Pennington, Hopewell Borough and the county commissioners is still coming online. Until then, check those governments' own websites for agendas. Browse every meeting we track on the Mercer County government page.