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Resolution of the Mayor and Council of Princeton Authorizing the Execution of an Encroachment Agreement with the Rotary Club of the Princeton Corridor for Installation and Maintenance of Signage in Certain Areas of the Princeton Right of Way on Mercer Road and Great Road
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WHEREAS, the Rotary Club of the Princeton Corridor (“Rotary Club”) is a charitable organization that has for many years graciously supported a wide range of local organizations, community issues and initiatives in and around Princeton; and
WHEREAS, the Rotary Club operates in coordination with the Princeton Corridor Rotary Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization; and
WHEREAS, the Princeton Corridor Rotary Foundation administers the charitable funds which are raised by the Rotary Club through their fund-raising activities; and
WHEREAS, the Rotary Club has traditionally installed and maintained signage in certain areas of the right of way adjacent to roadways under the jurisdiction of Princeton; and
WHEREAS, Princeton is responsible for maintaining and upkeep of the right of way adjacent to roadways under Princeton’s jurisdiction and control (“Princeton Right of Way”); and
WHEREAS, the Rotary Club has requested Princeton’s permission to continue to install and maintain signage in certain areas of the Princeton Right of Way; and
WHEREAS, the primary objective of this signage is to let members of the community know that “Rotary International” has a “club in town” and to provide information as to when and where the Rotary Club meets (“Permitted Signs”); and
WHEREAS, the Rotary Club meetings are open to its members as well as visiting Rotarians and guests, and the Rotary Club is always soliciting and accepting new membership to assist it in furthering its charitable purposes in support of Princeton and the surrounding communities; and
WHEREAS, Princeton seeks to continue to support the activities and mission of the Rotary Club by executing an Encroachment Agreement that allows the Rotary Club to continue to install and maintain its Permitted Signs in the Princeton Right of Way.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Council of the Municipality of Princeton as follows:
1. The “Whereas” clauses are hereby incorporated herein as if fully restated.
2. Princeton is hereby authorized to execute an Encroachment Agreement with the Rotary Club to enable the Rotary Club to continue to install and maintain Permitted Signs in certain areas of the Princeton Right of Way as encroachments.
3. The Permitted Signs shall be installed in locations identified in the Rotary Club’s November 19, 2025 request to Princeton, and the precise locations shall also be memorialized in a separate exhibit to be annexed to the Encroachment Agreement.
4. The terms and conditions of the Encroachment Agreement shall be subject to the final review of the Administrator, Engineer, and Municipal Attorney.