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Princeton council approves new trash receptacles and Hines Plaza seating; bench purchases deferred pending placement plan
Summary
Council authorized ordering new solid‑top trash receptacles and approved added seating for Hines Plaza and bike parking improvements, while deferring final bench purchases and placement on Nassau Street until staff returns with location proposals and timing to avoid conflict with planned sidewalk construction.
Princeton—On March 9 the mayor and council agreed to move forward with a package of targeted streetscape improvements that includes replacing open‑top trash receptacles with a solid‑top model, repairing and cleaning kiosks, strategic plantings, removal of unlicensed newspaper boxes and adding seating at Hines Plaza; council asked staff to return with siting plans and bench counts for Nassau and Witherspoon Streets.
Staff (municipal engineer Deanna Stockton) said the proposed trash receptacle—the darker, solid‑top unit with locking side access—had been prototyped on Nassau and…
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