Council introduces ordinance to allow midblock crosswalk between Veterans Park and Ramsey High School

The borough council passed first reading of Ordinance 23-2025 to permit a midblock crosswalk on East Main Street between Veterans Park and the Ramsey High School parking area.

Borough Administrator Bruce Bozac said the Ramsey School District and the board of education requested the crosswalk to facilitate safe student access to the new parking lot. He noted midblock crosswalks are atypical and that East Main Street is a county road, so the county will have ultimate jurisdiction; the county indicated it would approve the project if the borough enables it locally first. Bozac said the board of education will pay for the design and the crossing signals and that the borough will pursue grants to mitigate taxpayer cost.

The council passed the ordinance on first reading by title and instructed the borough clerk to publish the introduction and notice of final consideration; the ordinance will be considered for final adoption at the Oct. 22 regular meeting at 7 p.m.

Why this matters: The crosswalk would provide a pedestrian connection to the high school parking area intended primarily for students and event attendees. Because the road is a county road, the borough’s ordinance enables local approval while the county will provide the final go‑ahead and permitting.

Next steps: Publication of the ordinance notice and final hearing on Oct. 22; further coordination with the county and the board of education on design and funding.

Quotes used in this story are taken directly from the meeting transcript and attributed to the speakers listed in the record.