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Resident asks township to require snow clearing of sidewalks
Summary
A Basking Ridge resident asked the committee why there is no ordinance requiring residents to shovel sidewalks after snowstorms, saying children and parents must sometimes walk in the street; the committee said it will consider the safety concern.
During the second public comment period, resident Theo Rose of 15 Blackburn Road in Basking Ridge asked why the township does not have an ordinance requiring residents to clear sidewalks after snowstorms, saying that before and after a recent storm children and parents were forced to walk in the street to reach school bus stops and for exercise.
Committee members replied that the meeting’s public-comment portion is not a question-and-answer session but thanked him for raising the concern and noted the township performs street plowing on roughly 31 miles of roadway. The comment was recorded for the committee’s consideration; no motion or follow-up action was taken at the meeting.
The resident’s request highlights a recurring municipal policy question—whether to require property owners to clear sidewalks or rely on existing public works and voluntary compliance—and may be raised again at a future meeting or in a formal proposal.
