The Princeton City Council received multiple department updates at Monday night’s meeting.
Public Works Director David Sullenger said he feels the first three days of the Spring Drop-off at the Recycling Center went very well.
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click to download audio He mentioned that the Spring Drop-off will continue this week Thursday through Saturday.
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click to download audio He added that WastePath also did a good job.
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Princeton Police Department Chief Chris Kin g
Police Chief Chris King informed the council that one of his officers had resigned.
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Princeton Fire Department Chief Brent Francis
During the fire department’s report, Chief Brent Francis said everything is normal so far, and all and all they haven’t had a bad grass season so far. He also mentioned they haven’t received as many calls about the smoke from the prescribed burns at Land Between the Lakes as in years past.
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Princeton Planning Commission Administrator Jenny Clark
Planning Commission Administrator Jenny Clark provided an update on the Marshalls store and Arby’s restaurant that will be opening in Princeton.
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Caldwell County Animal Shelter Animal Control Officer/Director Kevin Lane
And Animal Control Officer Kevin Lane explained that if residents need animal control they do not need to call him directly because it needs to go through the proper channels.
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click to download audio Lane has been on the job a little over a month after he was hired as the animal control officer by Caldwell County Fiscal Court at its February 13th meeting.