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So emotional. >> I couldn't. I would have started all over again and I'm trying to deal with that. >> Yeah. >> I couldn't. >> Yeah. >> Now maybe if it were the Dominican Republic things, I may have been sentimental about it, but

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>> I know. I know. But then going through everything >> But apparently Debbie organized it all. Like yeah, apparently yeah, I had a collection of watering cans or you know, so he had a lot of little collections. So she put it all together.

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>> I know they were raising money for the internship. It was all good. >> it was all good. But I've already given a check, you know, when the what happened yeah. I'm I'm I'm good. I don't need I plus I don't buy a lot of things. >> Yeah, I know. >> So I don't need a lot of things more things in my house than

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>> I know. I'm I'm thinking of getting rid of things. >> Yeah, no, I'm always getting rid of things. >> I'm like you. >> But I don't have a lot of things anyway. >> Yeah. >> Or I don't. >> I know. I think Yeah, it's funny. I had the same sort of like oh no.

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Yeah. >> Strangers is better. Strangers do it. I know. >> And I always think of when I think of Albert, I always think of my neighbor Barbara cuz it happened like within a week of each other and I just thought So I saw Tom like this weekend and um

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he's doing good. He was in London for like 3 weeks visiting Sarah. Sarah and James and Sarah's boyfriend James is like the cutest nicest guy. He was so he was so sweet. Cuz they came over to our house and we

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spent a little time and we all had some tea together. It was really lovely. And then um and then he's he and Kyle, do you know Kyle, their youngest son? So he Tom and Kyle are flying to Spain

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like in a week, I think, and they are going to see the eclipse in Spain. >> And so, Sarah and James are meeting them there and then and they're going to be in um >> I'm so happy for >> uh Bilbao. >> Oh, that's where they want to stay is

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Bilbao. >> So, I was like, "Well, you got to go see the Guggenheim." >> That's right. >> Cuz that's like a gorgeous I'm I was at the Guggenheim in New York when that opened. >> Okay. >> And it was just so uh exciting.

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>> Wow. Hey, how are you? >> Yeah, we've we've always said Yeah. Yeah. That it's okay. >> Did you read it? Okay. >> And like I mean, I think the thing sometimes people don't understand is that

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all we're voting for is that it is an accurate documentation of the meeting. >> Mhm. >> You're not voting on the outcomes or anything. You're just voting that that was >> Yeah. So, it's just is this an accurate representation

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of what happened? If you if you read it or you saw it, then that that's fine. >> Okay. >> Because I think especially for people who voted against the measure, then they don't want to vote for the resolution, but they don't really have anything to do with each other. >> Right.

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>> That this is a discussion. >> Yeah. It's just that is this is this accurate or not? Yeah. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> So, but this is this is on. So, good evening, everyone. My name is Freda Howard. I'm the vice chair of the

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HPC sitting in for our chair, David Shore. I'd like to welcome you to tonight's meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission. This is a regular monthly meeting of the Princeton Historic Preservation Commission being held in person on July

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8th, 2026 at uh 5:00 p.m. The time is 5:08. In the main meeting room of the Princeton Municipal Building at 400 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, New Jersey. Pursuant to Section 13 of the Open Public Meetings Act, adequate notice of

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the time and place of this meeting has been noted noticed by transmitting a copy of the agenda to the Princeton Packet, The Times of Trenton, and by filing a copy with the clerk of Princeton, posting on a municipal website and agenda center at

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www.princetonnj.gov/agendacenter, and posting on the official bulletin board at the Princeton Municipal Complex at 400 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, New Jersey. I call this meeting of the Princeton Historic Preservation Commission to order. The time is 5:09.

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Thank you all for being here. We'll begin with a roll call. So. >> Ms. Saddlefield is absent. Mr. Schatzkin is absent. Ms. Howard? >> Here. >> Ms. Capozzoli? >> Here. >> Ms. Friedman? >> Here.

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>> Ms. Kroll is absent. Ms. Kuznetsova? >> Here. >> And Chair Shure is absent. We have quorum. >> Okay, are there any announcements? >> I will make the brief announcement that the design guidelines are on the website, the draft version for public

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comment. Uh we are having a public presentation here in this room next Wednesday, August 5th at 5:30 for people to come and ask questions, provide feedback if they don't want to don't want to fill out the online form. Um but we are asking people fill out the online form and submit their comments,

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uh recommendations, any direct feedback they have by August 24th. >> Okay, thank you, Sarah. Um Sarah I'm sorry. Sarah, we're supposed to be here for that. >> Commission members are welcome to come or invited to come. You're not required to come.

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>> Okay, got it. Next, we will approve the minutes from June 23rd, 2026. >> I saw there was a lot of corrections for the minutes. Is that like from a lot of different people or

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>> I think they were mostly from me. I think it Some of it was spelling because it was the weird recording meeting and just some switching around of text. Yeah. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> Well, if there isn't anyone else, I'll

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just make a motion to approve with those corrections. >> Second. Is there a second? >> Yes, I'll second. >> All in favor? >> I. >> I think we do roll call for minutes. >> Uh, yeah.

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>> Ms. Howard? >> Yes. >> Ms. Capozzoli? >> Yes. >> Ms. Friedman? >> Yes. >> Ms. Gozevnakova? >> Yes. >> So, we'll move on to the resolutions. Um The first one is the application for

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Amitabha Karmakar 405 Basin Street. And I'm assuming everybody read it. Okay, call for a vote to approve. >> I think we need a motion. >> Motion to motion to approve, sorry. >> Approve them. Which I'll do.

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>> Okay. >> No, I mean, I'll just move to approve the uh 405 Basin Street. >> Is there a second? >> I'll second. >> Roll call. >> Ms. Howard? >> Yes. >> Ms. Capozzoli? >> Yes. >> Ms. Friedman?

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>> Yes. >> Ms. Gozde Novakova? >> Yes. >> Okay, approved. >> We have, uh, It's memorialized. >> Does what? >> The resolution is memorialized as motion is passed. That was the word I was looking for. Thank you.

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>> Yes. And there is a resolution for 258 John Street. Is there a motion to approve? >> Um, I'll move to approve. >> Second.

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>> I'll second. >> I'll second. >> [laughter] >> Roll call. >> Summer. >> Ms. Howard? >> Yes. >> Ms. Capozzoli? >> Yes. >> Ms. Friedman? >> Yes. >> Ms. Gozde Novakova? >> Yes.

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>> Motion is passed. >> Great. Is there anyone in the public? Is there any public comment? Okay, there's no public comment. Is there a staff report? >> Uh, we do have one of our summer youth program interns with us tonight,

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Ibrahim, helping us set up the room and giving him idea, a brief idea of how the HPC works and Robert's Rules of Order is the structure of everything. He's been very helpful to us organizing so far this summer. >> That's great. Members report?

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>> Um, >> Members report? >> No. Oh, not really. >> Um, Did we meet Oh, we met after we had that conference right? >> Yes. >> Yeah. So. Nothing since then. >> [laughter]

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>> Okay. Um Since there's nothing else, um is there a motion to adjourn? >> Oh, I'll do that. >> [laughter] >> Oh my gosh. All in favor? Yes.

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>> [laughter] >> Yay. >> Okay, meeting adjourned. >> Okay, that was a world record. >> That was a world record. >> That was a world record.