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ObituariesKatlyn Bell, John D. Strickland Sr., Janet W. Davis, Myrtle H. Edwards, Edith L. John Headlines Filling some gaps for special needs families Princeton senior dies in tragic accident Princeton Board votes to temporarily close Barden crossing Sloppy game day parking may mean $125 ticket New doctor at Horizon in Princeton Rosewood winners at Vocal Festival Steve Keen files for commissioner seat Track: Lady Eagles place second Baseball: Daughtry holds back Midway, North Johnston • Farmville keeps Eagles scoreless at home Softball: Lady Bulldogs take hard loss at Midway Photos Movies 10,000 B.C.
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Board votes to temporarily close Barden crossingBy Barry Merrill 12 March 2008 — The offer to make $300,000 in drainage improvements in Princeton’s downtown has Princeton’s Town Board reconsidering closing at least one downtown railroad crossing. The board met last Monday night and voted to close the Barden St. crossing on a temporary basis for 30 days beginning April 7. Commissioners David Starling and Billy Sutton reported on a recent meeting with NC Railroad officials. Those officials said they had extended a deadline on federal funding to pay 90% of the costs to put a crossing arm at the Center St. crossing and some Department of Transportation incentive money to encourage closing of crossings in the town. They said the time had come for the town to make a decision if they wanted to take advantage of either of those programs. The commissioners reported they had investigated the possibility of closing two crossings with the possibility of getting another one opened, but the railroad officials said the only case they were aware of that happening was in Rocky Mount where three crossings were closed and another one opened. Mayor Don Rains suggested that one new problem with keeping Barden open would be the probably use of that crossing for traffic to the new school in the fall. Parents coming from certain areas would use Barden and James St. to connect to Holt’s Pond Rd. James St. was not constructed to handle the traffic that use would bring, and it is a residential street, not a commercial avenue. That comment resonated with the board. Commissioner Walter Martin commented, “We’ve been riding this horse for a long time. We need to either do this or give them a decision against it.” He suggested the temporary closing of Barden St. as a test. The board approved a resolution calling for a public hearing to discuss closing both Barden and Center St. crossings. That resolution, though unanimously approved, drew some comment as several town board members said they had no intention of closing Center St. Town Administrator Marla Ashworth answered that this was the legal form of public hearing that would allow the closing of one or the other, but the board was not bound by the hearing to close either or both. That hearing was set for April 14 at 7 p.m. Commissioner Brandon Holland, who has agreed with the fire department’s and rescue squad’s opposition to the Barden St. closing, voted against the 30-day test.
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