The Princeton City Council took steps toward a second reading of the special purpose vehicles ordinance at Monday night’s meeting.
During unfinished business, Councilman Carl Copeland sponsored the first reading of the special-purpose vehicles ordinance. City Attorney Todd Wetzel presented the ordinance that allows all street-legal special-purpose vehicles on public roads in Princeton, maintained by the city, the county, and the state, where the speed limit is 55 miles per hour or less, with certain restrictions.
The ordinance will take effect only after it is approved at the second City Council meeting on Monday, August 18, and published in the local newspaper.
In new business, Councilwoman Sheila Gates sponsored the first reading of the standard MediaCom Franchise Agreement and ordinance. City Attorney Todd Wetzel explained that the ordinance would grant MediaCom a non-exclusive, 15-year franchise to build, operate, and maintain a cable system within Princeton’s public rights-of-way. The ordinance will have its second reading at the Monday, August 18, meeting.
The Council also approved Mayor Brock Thomas’s recommendation to appoint Derrick Fuqua to the Princeton Code Enforcement Board, filling the unexpired term of Steve Woodward through November 1, 2026.
During the mayor’s report, Thomas encouraged everyone to celebrate Dotson Days this weekend for a wonderful time, as Council members Carl Copeland and Pat George highlighted some of the upcoming activities.
The Council also received updates from ABC, Code Enforcement, the Princeton Electric Plant Board, the Princeton Water and Wastewater Commission, the Princeton-Caldwell County Airport Board, and Animal Control.
