July 29, 2015
Expensive New Houses in Middle-Class Neighborhoods Add to Tax Revenues
To the Editor:
I would like to offer an additional point of view regarding Princeton’s new, typically large housing stock. Many of these new houses are built in middle-class neighborhoods having smaller, comfortably sized houses. The very expensive new houses add to tax revenues and exclude people with middle-class incomes. The two new houses under construction on Valley Road, call to mind dairy barns and stand far above their neighbors. I know many people prefer the appearance of a capacious new house, but I wish that neighborhood context were considered more. Why should building smaller houses be a problem?
STEPHANIE MAGDZIAK
Jefferson Road