Letter: Liz Lempert is Good for Business

To the Editor:

As a person who lives and works in Princeton, I want to make sure that our first mayor of the consolidated Princeton is someone who will support and encourage local small business. That is why I am supporting Liz Lempert for Mayor.  

Liz, like many of us, wants to keep downtown Princeton from becoming dominated by high-end chain stores and wants to maintain a unique dining and shopping experience. Liz will work with local merchants and members of the business community to address traffic and parking.    

She is an active, visible spokesperson for shopping locally and will continue to promote events and programs aimed at bringing business and customers into Princeton. I know from personal experience that Liz is a collaborator by nature, so I know that she will collaborate with local businesses. For example, she would not impose Special Improvement Districts (SIDs) on local businesses against their will, adding extra tax on a handful of businesses to fund projects that they didn’t ask for.  Liz knows that successful SIDs are initiated by the businesses that pay into them and should be used to fund programs that THEY want.  Liz will seek the input of local businesses, listen, and work together with the business community to create an even better place to live, shop, eat, work and grow.  

Please support Liz Lempert for Mayor and help us foster a vibrant business climate in the consolidated Princeton.

Iona Harding
Princeton