PRINCETON AREA:
Civic Education (2003) Encourage and effect an increase in interest, knowledge, and participation in our democracy. Action: Work with schools and provide training to all ages in the use of the voting booth. With the percentage of voters decreasing each election, use the mission of our League to increase voter turn-out.
Regional Planning (1986) Encourage regional planning. Action: support regional planning organizations such as the Regional Panning Partnership and Delaware Valley Regional Planning Association (DVRPA)
Alternate Dispute Resolution (1991) Support mediation as an option in municipal courts. Action: Edu-cate members and the public about "alternate dispute resolution" as an option in our local court systems
PRINCETON:
Housing & the Environment (1968) Support land use and zoning policies of the Master Plan that are ef-fective in achieving a heterogeneous community and are environmentally sound; oppose zoning and plan-ning policies that may foster exclusionary practices and support policies to increase the supply of low and moderate income housing.
Action: Continue to support efforts of Princeton Community Housing, Inc., (PCH), the Princeton Housing Authority, the Princeton Borough and Township Housing Boards, and other housing groups whose objectives are to increase the supply of affordable housing; continue to monitor the current land use and zoning policies of the Master Plan to insure that they comply with the League position. (Founded in 1967 after local studies indicated an urgent need for additional low and moderate income housing in Princeton Borough and Township, PCH is a nonprofit housing sponsor. The League of Women Voters of the Princeton Area was one of the early supporting organizations and is still represented on the PCH Board.)
Consolidation (1952) Support the consolidation of Princeton Borough and Princeton Township
