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Neighbors urge council to include immediate neighbors in rezoning plans for proposed housing project
Summary
During public comment, residents near a proposed rezoning and housing project described concerns about density, a 45‑foot structure, parking and flood risk; they asked for inclusive engagement and said they had not received advance notice.
Several Princeton residents used the June 22 public-comment period to urge the council to involve immediate neighbors in consultations about a proposed rezoning and nearby housing project.
Frank Ryle, who said he lives on Spruce Street, told the council the project has grown from earlier proposals and said neighbors fear the change would alter their neighborhood’s scale. "This will be significant change to our neighborhood," Ryle said, and offered professional help to reach a mutually acceptable outcome.
Vivian Lee, who identified herself as an associate director of graduate admission at a Princeton graduate school and a longtime Spruce Street resident, said the project — described by speakers as up to 30 units and about 45 feet tall — would threaten neighbors' light and tree views, raise flood and parking concerns, and lacked advance notice to adjacent residents. "We received no advance notice of this building project," Lee said, and asked the council to work inclusively with people on the ground.
Council members listened and did not act on the rezoning item that night. Officials encouraged residents to file formal comments and to engage with planning staff as the process advances.
