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Resident warns of county revaluation impacts and speeding on East First Street
Summary
At public comment, resident Jeff Sheffield told the Princeton Town Board he is researching county property revaluation and warned it could cause tax 'sticker shock' for longtime residents; he also urged the board to install traffic calming and post no-through-truck signs on East First Street.
Jeff Sheffield of 402 East First Street addressed the Princeton Town Board during public comment on Feb. 3 to raise two concerns: the county property revaluation and recurring speeding and through-truck traffic in his neighborhood.
Sheffield said the revaluation process has been difficult to follow and that his initial review suggests local property value increases could hit long-time residents harder than other parts of the county. "The sticker shock of this reevaluation, I don't believe is going to be as difficult on them as it is going to be for us over here," he said, adding that residents on fixed incomes would be especially vulnerable.
Sheffield also described East First Street as having become "a racetrack at times" and recommended three remedies to the board: speed bumps (or humps), four-way stops at Walnut and at the church corner, and enforcement of an existing ordinance that prohibits through trucks on regulated residential streets. He cited the town—s Title 7 traffic code and said the ordinance lists speed limits and through-truck restrictions for specific streets but that no signage is posted to make drivers aware.
Sheffield asked the board to consider installing signage and to have the police department perform additional enforcement. The transcript does not record a formal board response or action assignment beyond acknowledging the comments.
