Petittion Launched April 5 One Minute to Midnight:
https://www.change.org/p/princeton-public-school-board-stop-princeton-public-schools-from-acquiring-westminster-choir-college-real-estate
UPDATE APRIL 5:
TODAY I spoke with Princeton Township Planning Director Lee O. Solow, PP, AICP - Planning Director and learned that tomorrow's Planning Board meeting is canceled. He states that Princeton Public Schools did NOT send the request - per their recent resolution for Planning Board review and approval yet. He did not like the idea of focusing a possible protest on the Planning Board and stated that we should focus on the Princeton Public Schools - I made clear that I have been making my position clear in this regard but that once the issue comes before the Planning Board that it would be protested there as well.
He was not overly pleased. He stated that he would not respond to press stories on the issue but would confirm to me (assuming I follow up) once PPS sends the formal inquiry and request to Planning.
LETS BE CLEAR - SELLING THE LAND SEPARATELY = LIQUIDATION OF WESTMINSTER CHOIR COLLEGE - THEY MIGHT AS WELL MOVE THE PIANOS ON TO THE FRONT LAWN OF BRISTOL CHAPEL!
Rider has confirmed that it has NOT ruled out selling to PPS and the coordination of the 3/28 PPS resolution with the 3/28 Rider announcement demonstrated that the two entities are working in tandem!
https://www.change.org/p/princeton-public-school-board-stop-princeton-public-schools-from-acquiring-westminster-choir-college-real-estate
UPDATE APRIL 5:
TODAY I spoke with Princeton Township Planning Director Lee O. Solow, PP, AICP - Planning Director and learned that tomorrow's Planning Board meeting is canceled. He states that Princeton Public Schools did NOT send the request - per their recent resolution for Planning Board review and approval yet. He did not like the idea of focusing a possible protest on the Planning Board and stated that we should focus on the Princeton Public Schools - I made clear that I have been making my position clear in this regard but that once the issue comes before the Planning Board that it would be protested there as well.
He was not overly pleased. He stated that he would not respond to press stories on the issue but would confirm to me (assuming I follow up) once PPS sends the formal inquiry and request to Planning.
LETS BE CLEAR - SELLING THE LAND SEPARATELY = LIQUIDATION OF WESTMINSTER CHOIR COLLEGE - THEY MIGHT AS WELL MOVE THE PIANOS ON TO THE FRONT LAWN OF BRISTOL CHAPEL!
Rider has confirmed that it has NOT ruled out selling to PPS and the coordination of the 3/28 PPS resolution with the 3/28 Rider announcement demonstrated that the two entities are working in tandem!
COMMENTARY AND PROTEST PLANS:
Princeton, NJ, mecca of
liberalism and arts and music patronage, home of McCarter Theatre and vibrant
night life - and now . . .
AN ENEMY OF THE SURVIVAL OF WESTMINSTER CHOIR COLLEGE!
AN ENEMY OF THE SURVIVAL OF WESTMINSTER CHOIR COLLEGE!
On March 28 –
after around 600 students, faculty, alumni and supporters surrounded North Hall on Rider Campus to protest the pending announcement of steps that will likely lead to the
permanent closing of Westminster Choir College – barring a resurgence of
resistance by the students and faculty – on that very same day in obvious
coordination with Rider Administration, the Princeton Public School Board held
its own meeting at which it passed a resolution to start the process of making
a move to acquire the coveted Princeton real property that Westminster Choir
Campus sits upon.
The resolution provides for the hiring of Spiezle Architecural Group to plan the sale and the planning of a referendum to raise funds for the purchase and
the presentation of the plan to the Princeton Planning Board next meeting, which
occurs Thursday, April 20, 7 pm at the Princeton Municipal Building on Witherspoon
Street.
School board member Justin Doran stated, according to Planet Princeton, a local blog news service that the plan is for Princeton to be first in trying to make a move to buy the Westminster property.
The news flow created a stir of confusion with a report in 101.5’s news site suggesting that Rider was not too interested in the Princeton plan to
acquire the property causing many uncareful readers to be relieved that the
Princeton threat was not real.
However, Planet Princeton followed up and its editor possesses an e-mail from Rider stating that it has NOT ruled out the idea of liquidating (my word) Westminster by selling off the property to Princeton.
I believe that supporters should be at the Planning board meeting –
inside the meeting or at least in the corridor – with our banners – supporting Westminster
Choir College and telling Princeton to take a hike.
I have invited folks to join me – if I can get a crew of 4 or more – I say let’s do this.
I have invited folks to join me – if I can get a crew of 4 or more – I say let’s do this.
From Facebook Event:
Who wants to carry the banner at the next Princeton Planning Board meeting where the plan to make a move to destroy WCC will be proceeding? Princeton Public Schools is trying to schedule their move against Wesminster Choir College on the agenda of that meeting.
To contact Princeton Planning Board:
April 20 7:30 pm
Princeton Planning Board
Lee O. Solow, PP, AICP - Planning Director
Ilene Cutroneo, Planning Bd. Coordinator
400 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, NJ 08540
609-924-5366 - Fax: 609-688-2032
send comments/questions
http://princetonnj.gov/PB/
Call or text 908-881-5275 if interested.
What say you!
My tweet to mayor: https://twitter.com/bwitanek/status/849068164629635072
RT's Strongly encouraged!
Related: Interview: Dr. Joel Feldman, Associate Professor of Philosophy - Westminster Should Stay As Part of Rider
My tweet to mayor: https://twitter.com/bwitanek/status/849068164629635072
Related: Interview: Dr. Joel Feldman, Associate Professor of Philosophy - Westminster Should Stay As Part of Rider
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