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Council approves road-opening permit at 134 Ridgewood so contractor can restore radiant-heat water service
Summary
After discussion of permit timing, check-deposit delays and moratorium rules, the council unanimously approved the road-opening permit for 134 Ridgewood; Veolia will perform the trenching and restoration and is expected to infrared-patch the road in spring.
The Township of Washington Council approved a road-opening permit on Dec. 15 to allow water-service work at 134 Ridgewood, where the homeowner is installing radiant heat that requires water access.
Lawrence Kip Kramer (correspondence cited at SEG 314) and a contractor representative explained that the project’s permitting process began in June and that administrative delays — including checks not being deposited promptly — delayed processing. Permits, the representative said, were granted in October but the work had to continue in cold weather. Council members questioned whether the building department and the township were properly notified and whether the permit fell within the town’s moratorium (town rules bar opening a newly paved road within three years and a separate winter-month moratorium applies). Administrators said the road was outside the paving moratorium and that Veolia would perform the trenching and is responsible for restoration; the council noted the company typically infrared-patches in spring.
A motion to approve the permit was made, seconded and carried by unanimous roll call. Members stressed that if Veolia or the applicant fails to meet restoration commitments the township has recourse under the permit and bond conditions.
