Princeton Planning Board elects officers, approves routine appointments

The Princeton Planning Board on Thursday elected Curry Wilson as chair and Owen O'Donnell as vice chair and approved a package of routine appointments and resolutions at its regular Jan. 8 meeting. The board also administered an oath to returning Alternate Jack Taylor and approved a calendar for meetings through January 2027.

Planning board attorney Gerald Mueller opened the meeting and read the required public‑meeting notice. After a roll call confirmed a quorum, the nominating committee presented Louise Wilson for chair; the board then took a roll‑call vote that resulted in Curry Wilson assuming the chairmanship. The nominating committee next recommended Owen O'Donnell for vice chair; that nomination also passed after a roll‑call vote.

The board then moved through resolutions to appoint counsel and staff. A motion to retain Mueller and Bailey as planning board counsel passed on roll call. The board approved a special‑counsel appointment for Marazidi Falcon (Joe Marazidi's firm) and adopted a separate resolution appointing redevelopment counsel. Members also voted to appoint Deidre Battle as planning board secretary.

Staff announced two administrative items: longtime member Julie Capizzoli has stepped down from her Class 2 seat and the municipality will advertise to fill the vacancy; and the planning office is preparing to comply with a new state noticing requirement that will require online upload of certain notices by a March deadline.

The board approved four sets of minutes (April 3 and 17, June 25 and Oct. 9, 2025) and adopted resolutions on special meetings and the 2026 calendar. All routine appointments and resolutions on the agenda were approved by roll call or voice vote as noted in the record. The meeting adjourned after additional business was concluded.

The board noted that several items voted on were procedural or administrative and that no land‑use applications were decided at this session. The planning board will handle any forthcoming applications according to standard notice and submission rules.