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Among recent closings are Councilwoman Michelle continues to be a problem. a postcard! the Nassau Street restaurant Pirone Lambros reported “We just lost Despaña, that the municipality’s Economic Development Committee, which she chairs, is proposing to hire a profeswhich is really a shame,” said Lambros. “It was unique and different, and it’s nice to have a mix. By For additional info contact: melissa.bilyeu@ We can accomodate almost anything! sional consultant to address the vacancy issue. doing an overall plan and having someone who can witherspoonmediagroup.com Lambros said on Monday help us with strategy, we that she was planning on can make sure we have this 609-924-5400 4438 Route 27 North, Kingston, NJ 08528-0125 Reach 11,000 homes in Princeton Reach 11,000 homes in Princeton and surrounding towns. Continued on Next Page TOPICS Of the Town one category.” The closings are likely to be a topic at the Princeton

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Town Topics calling for a vote at the comTown Topics puts you in front of your target customer for less puts you in front of your target customer for less mittee’s meeting on Wednesday, September 23. “If they than what it would cost to mail a postcard.than what it would cost to mail a postcard. support that, then we’ll bring it to Council at the meeting on September 30,” she said. “What we want to do is hire a consultant we’ve Please contact us to reserve your sPlease contact us to reserve your sPace now! COLD SOIL ROAD PRINCETON, NJ 08540 TRENTON FARMERS MKT SPRUCE STREET 4438 Route 27 North, Kingston, NJ 08528-0125 Town Topics is the only weekly paper that reaches EVERY HOME IN PRINCETON, making it a tremendously valuable product with unmatched exposure! toWn toPIcs neWsPaPeR • 4438 Route 27 Town Topics is the only weekly paper that reaches EVERY HOME IN PRINCETON, making it a tremendously valuable product with unmatched exposure! toWn toPIcs neWsPaPeR • 4438 Route 27 noRth • KInGston, nJ 08528 • tel: 609.924.2200 • Fax: 609.924.8818 • identified, who has done this for other towns.” The ultimate goal would be to hire a professional business manager, whose main job would be to focus APPLES on the business community. 4438 Route 27 North, Kingston, NJ 08528-0125 “I know that in other towns, the business manager works APPLE VARIETIES 609-924-5400 with landlords, small and large, to help with vacancies and bring people in,” Lambros said. If Council votes to go forward with a consultant, the first phase would be to form a steering committee of business owners. “You have to get a consensus,” Lambros said. “We’d then bring the recommendations back to the committee on how to move forward to get somebody on board.” A professional business McINTOSH JONATHAN EMPIRE EARLY FUJI RED DELICIOUS MACOUN GOLDEN DELICIOUS STAYMAN WINESAP GRANNY SMITH FUJI CRIMSON CRISP PICK YOUR OWN OPEN DAILY 9-5 September-October At 13 Van Kirk Road manager would need to adGALA dress the vacancies with “a holistic approach,” said HONEYCRISP Lambros. “The person could also work on parking, marvariety and don’t saturate in keting, and special events. It wouldn’t just be about vaFamily Fun Fall Weekends cancies, but that’s what the face is right now.” Saturdays and Sundays, 9/12-11/1