Princeton municipal building may reopen in June
Princeton municipal building may reopen in June
Fourteen months after the Witherspoon Hall municipal building was closed to the public because of the COVID-19 pandemic, steps are being taken to gradually open the building at 400 Witherspoon St. to the public – possibly as soon as June 1.
Although municipal employees have been working in Witherspoon Hall off and on during the pandemic, April 30 marked the first day that a majority of the staff were in the building in anticipation of re-opening the building, Princeton officials said.
“This will go on for a couple of weeks to shake down the building to see if there is anything else we need to do to make it safe for the employees and the public,” Acting Administrator Bob Bruschi told the Princeton Council at its April 26 meeting.
Bernard Hvozdovic Jr.
The Princeton Council unanimously voted Monday night to approve the hiring of the new municipal administrator, Bernard Hvozdovic Jr.
Hvozdovic, the current administrator for South Brunswick Township, will receive $220,000 per year beginning in January of 2022. This year his annual salary will be $210,000, pro-rated to reflect his May start date. Hvozdovic will start his new job on or about May 3.
The details of the contract were left off the council agenda on Monday night and were not revealed during the meeting. Council members said members of the public who wanted them could request a copy of the letter. The resolution the council voted on referred to an attached letter outlining the contact details, but, in fact, no letter was attached. Officials said the omission was inadvertent. Planet Princeton filed a public records request after the meeting and promptly received a copy of the letter. Public contracts are considered immediate access records under the
LOOSE ENDS 4/16: Bob Bruschi
By Pam Hersh
Bob is back, not for long, but just long enough for Princeton to benefit from his wise and wry words, as well as his laser-focused ability to get things done by cutting through cliché-filled speeches and cutting down on daily Zoom meetings.
Serving as acting administrator for Princeton is Bob Bruschi, who was the administrator of Princeton Borough for 13 years and of consolidated Princeton for two years. He supposedly retired six years ago, but Princeton Council recently asked Bob to return to his old job for a couple of months, until council members found a new municipal administrator to replace Marc Dashield, who just recently retired.
South Brunswick township manager transfers to Princeton as municipal administrator
South Brunswick township manager transfers to Princeton as municipal administrator
Bernard Hvozdovic Jr.
Bernard Hvozdovic Jr., Esq., has been selected to serve as the new municipal administrator in Princeton, leaving South Brunswick after 10 years.
The official appointment was scheduled to take place at the next Princeton Council meeting on April 12.
Hvozdovic has served as South Brunswick township manager since 2011 and will be starting as Princeton administrator around May 3.
Prior to becoming the manager in South Brunswick, he practiced as an attorney, advocating on behalf of municipalities and municipal employees, according to information provided by the Princeton Council on April 2.
Bernard Hvozdovic Jr.
Bernard Hvozdovic Jr., the manager of South Brunswick Township, has been named the new administrator of Princeton. He will begin his new job on or about May 3.
Hvozdovic, a Kingston resident and graduate of South Brunswick High School, has served as the manager for South Brunswick since 2011. Previously, he worked as a lawyer, running his own law firm.
“Princeton has been my second home for over 40 years, as I have lived just over the border in South Brunswick,” Hvozdovic said in a written statement. “This will be an exciting and challenging time for Princeton as we begin to emerge from the pandemic. The residents and the business community have struggled over the last year. I am passionate about municipal government and very much look forward to working with Mayor Freda and Council. Together, we can address the adaptive challenges ahead as we look to shape the future of Princeton post-pandemic.”