Stellar Community

In 2012, Princeton was named a Stellar City, making it eligible for over $20 million in awards and tax credits for improvement projects, with an additional $7 million from local and private funds. As Princeton marked its bicentennial in 2014, Mayor Bob Hurst's master planning and comprehensive vision for downtown revitalization advanced a strategic plan aimed at providing high-quality municipal services and enhancing quality of life through planning and visionary leadership. Improvements to building facades, sidewalks, street lighting, and landscaping transformed downtown into a pedestrian-friendly community and economic hub. Bicentennial Park was created from a block-wide parking lot, and other projects included an urban trail system, gateways into downtown, renovation of the Princeton Theatre, senior housing cottages, a new city pool at Lafayette Park, and the extension of 2nd Avenue. With the motto "CREATING A WORLD-CLASS COMMUNITY," Princeton continued evolving from its early days of log cabins around the Courthouse Square, expanding beyond its city limits and accommodating new businesses and industries.

Princeton, Indiana · United States