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Council praises DPW after storm and credits Belfort Avenue single‑side parking for eliminating municipal vehicle accidents
Summary
Council members thanked DPW and first responders for clearing a major storm and reported that converting Belfort Avenue to single‑side parking about 1½ years ago has resulted in zero municipal vehicle accidents since the change.
Council members spent part of the Jan. 26 meeting thanking the Department of Public Works and first responders for their response to a major winter storm and highlighted a safety improvement on Belfort Avenue.
Councilman Coakley told colleagues that after the borough converted Belfort Avenue to single‑side parking — the option chosen after community review about 1½ years ago — the borough has "yet to have a single municipal vehicle accident," noting that previously the borough averaged about three municipal vehicle accidents per year on that street. Multiple council members praised DPW crews and first‑responder units for their work during the storm, describing lengthy, continuing snow‑removal efforts.
Councilman Maison named DPW supervisor Chris Seidler and the crew for near‑round‑the‑clock work and noted that snow‑removal efforts were ongoing. Councilman Maison also announced a Health Department rabies clinic scheduled for March 28 for pet licensing and vaccinations.
Those remarks followed the meeting’s scheduling delay after a storm earlier in the week; council members credited borough staff and neighbors for recovery efforts and encouraged residents to use borough services such as the repair cafe and winter recreation programs announced by other liaisons.
