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City Council Tracker / Monday, April 13, 2026
L3 high priority Recorded vote

Ordinance levying assessments for Whitewing Trails PID No. 2 Improvement Area 3C

Council approved the Whitewing Trails PID assessment ordinance 3-2, with Terrance Johnson and Cristina Todd voting no based on the user-provided meeting notes.

Vote Tracker

Approved 3-2.

Motion by: Steve Deffibaugh Second by: Carolyn David-Graves

Eugene Escobar Jr.

Mayor

not voting

Terrance Johnson

Place 1

no

Cristina Todd

Place 2

no

Bryan Washington

Place 3

absent

Vacant

Place 4

vacant

Steve Deffibaugh

Place 5

yes

Ben Long

Place 6

yes

Carolyn David-Graves

Place 7

yes

Why This Matters

Based on the ordinance title, this item formally sets assessments tied to improvements in Whitewing Trails PID Area 3C. In a PID structure, those assessments are generally charged to benefiting properties rather than funded by the city’s general tax base. On April 13, council approved the ordinance 3-2, with the user-provided meeting notes recording no votes from Terrance Johnson and Cristina Todd.

Why we flagged it: This is one of the meeting’s most consequential financing items because it can place district-specific payment obligations and liens on properties in the affected area.

What approval means

The assessment ordinance would take effect, locking in the method the city uses to charge and collect district costs from affected properties.

If it had been rejected or delayed

The district financing plan likely would have needed to be reworked, delayed, or separated from the current schedule.

Potential Pros

  • Allows infrastructure costs to be assigned to the benefiting district instead of broadly across all city taxpayers.
  • Can help move forward district improvements sooner than pay-as-you-go funding would allow.

Potential Cons

  • Creates financial obligations and lien structures that property owners in the district must carry.
  • PID financing can be difficult for residents to interpret without detailed supporting documents.

Tracker Note

This tracker entry is based on the official agenda and the meeting notes currently captured by The Princeton Journal. If official minutes, video, or backup records clarify anything further, the tracker can be updated to match the final record.