To the Editor:

Regarding the April 25 Council meeting and the need to resolve the municipal budget, I’m assuming Council members are aware of the April 13 article in U.S. 1 that reported that Princeton’s high property taxes are due partly to the fact that the town has more municipal employees than other area towns. For example, Princeton has one employee for every 127 residents compared to Hamilton which has one worker for every 162 residents. It seems a hiring freeze or rollback is in order for our local government as the council noted. I’d add that a reduction of employees should be achieved before anyone cries out for more money from the University.

Anne Witt

Lake Lane