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Hearing delayed for abandoned apartment project

Hearing delayed for abandoned apartment project

The Princeton Housing Standards Commission has rescheduled a hearing on The Princeton luxury apartments at 599 W. Princeton Drive, just east of Walmart. The hearing had been scheduled for 5 p.m., Monday, Aug. 12. It is now scheduled for 5 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 22, in...

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Community Center to be repaired

Community Center to be repaired

The Steven and Judy Deffibaugh Community Center will be closed indefinitely for repairs, not to cost more than $500,000.  Directors of the Princeton Community Development Corporation (PCDC) voted unanimously at a Tuesday, Aug. 6, special meeting to undertake...

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Property tax hearing next month

Property tax hearing next month

The Princeton City Council will meet Thursday, Sept. 12, to discuss the city budget and property tax rates for next year. A public hearing is set for Monday, Sept. 16, at which time the tax rate and city budget will be adopted.  Councilmembers also called an...

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Mosquito spraying to prevent West Nile Virus

Mosquito spraying to prevent West Nile Virus

Mosquito spraying was scheduled after a mosquito pool near East College Street tested positive for West Nile Virus (WNV), the city said. The city of Princeton said overnight spraying starting at 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 8, would target the area from Mabel Avenue north to...

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Total taxable property value increases

Total taxable property value increases

The estimated average market value of a home in Princeton is $340,434. Bob Wieland/Princeton Herald  Total certified taxable values for Princeton and Collin County property were up from 2023, according to Collin Central Appraisal District (CCAD) figures as of July 23,...

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PEDC names new chair; adopts FY25 budget 

PEDC names new chair; adopts FY25 budget 

Directors of the Princeton Economic Development Corporation (PEDC) have chosen Vice Chair Mike Thompson, Place 1, as chair. He succeeds Terrance Johnson, who resigned in June.  Thompson was not present at the Monday, Aug. 5, special meeting chaired by Place 3...

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Luxury Apartments hearing postponed

Luxury Apartments hearing postponed

The city of Princeton has delayed for 10 days the hearing by the Housing Standards Commission on a notice of violation sent in May to the owner of the unfinished apartments just east of Walmart on U.S. 380.The hearing had been scheduled for 5 p.m., Monday, Aug. 12. It...

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Community Center closed indefinitely

Community Center closed indefinitely

The  Community Center refurbished by the city for $1.2M two years ago is closed indefinitely. The center is owned by the PCDC and is operated by Parks & Rec. File Art The Steven and Judy Deffibaugh Community Center, closed in March for maintenance and repairs,...

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