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Yeadon council tables plan to shorten snow‑removal window after residents raise concerns
Summary
After multiple residents urged more outreach and clearer emergency alerts, Yeadon Borough Council announced it has tabled a proposed change to shorten the time residents must clear sidewalks from 24 hours to 8 hours. Council said it will review enforcement, Delco Alert translations and other input before proceeding.
Yeadon Borough Council on Tuesday moved to table proposed amendments that would have shortened the time residents have to clear snow from sidewalks, after public commenters urged caution and clearer emergency communications. Resident Lesley Dicks urged the council to reconsider a change from 24 hours to 8 hours, citing poor translation of Delco Alerts and uneven enforcement of the current code.
President Trugart told the meeting the council had reviewed resident comments, consulted neighboring municipalities and met with the solicitor, and that the amendment is being tabled to allow more public review and legal consideration. Trugart said the mayor’s state‑of‑emergency notice included detailed snow‑route information, but that the Delco Alert posting may not have carried all that detail into residents’ feeds.
Dicks said Havford Township’s more detailed alert posts offered a model and asked whether the borough had enforced existing rules before seeking to tighten them. “Did we enforce the current code before we opt to change it?” she asked, urging wellness checks for residents who could not clear sidewalks.
The council’s action halts any immediate ordinance change; Trugart said staff and the solicitor will revisit how emergency messages are formatted and how enforcement would work before the issue returns to the agenda. There was no formal vote on an ordinance amendment recorded at the meeting.
Councilmembers and staff also said they will promote Delco Alert signups after manager Nichols noted that relatively few residents have registered with the county service.
