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Council Funds Emergency Vehicle Purchase

PrincetonMar 9, 20262 min read

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The City Council unanimously approved accepting and appropriating $355,066 from the Princeton Community Development Corporation for a replacement specialty emergency response vehicle for the Princeton Police Department. It also approved a $79,260 feasibility study for a public services dispatch center and a fire-hydrant cost offset of up to $107,000 for Princeton Pediatrics.

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The approved funding will replace a specialized police emergency vehicle and study whether Princeton should establish a public services dispatch center. The council also approved up to $107,000 to help cover a fire hydrant at Princeton Pediatrics. All three actions passed unanimously, while proposed revisions to the council’s bylaws and ethics rules were postponed to a future meeting.

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Approved a development and performance agreement for Project 41 and associated incentives, and authorized the Princeton Economic Development Corporation chairperson or designee to execute the agreement; the vote was unanimous at 5-0.
Approved a fire-hydrant cost offset for Princeton Pediatrics of up to $107,000; the vote was unanimous at 5-0.
Approved a contract modification with Collin County establishing the City’s financial responsibility for dispatch services if Princeton withdraws from the Collin County Fire Service Agreement; the vote was unanimous at 5-0.
Approved Resolution No. 2026-03-09-R05 to accept and appropriate $355,066 from the Princeton Community Development Corporation for a replacement specialty emergency response vehicle for the Princeton Police Department; the vote was unanimous at 5-0.
Approved Resolution No. 2026-03-09-R01 authorizing a $79,260 contract for a Public Services Dispatch Center Feasibility Study; the vote was unanimous at 5-0.
Tabled proposed revisions to the Council Relations Policy, Rules of Order, and Code of Ethics until a future meeting; the vote was unanimous at 5-0.
Approved the remaining listed consent agenda items H1 through H8 and H11, including land-planning and extraterritorial-jurisdiction requests; the vote was unanimous at 5-0.

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