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Council votes to enforce snow-removal ordinance after two warnings
Summary
After extended debate about icy school-zone sidewalks, the council voted to enforce the borough’s snow-removal ordinance as written but amended enforcement to require two written warnings before billing or citations; the measure passed on roll call.
Council members and residents spent a lengthy portion of the meeting discussing enforcement of a snow-removal ordinance enacted last March. Speakers described dangerous icy sidewalks in school zones, parents’ safety concerns, and the difficulties some residents face clearing sidewalks in extreme cold.
After debate on whether to delay enforcement or apply it immediately, a motion to delay enforcement until July failed. Council then adopted a motion to enforce the ordinance as written, amended to require two written warnings before citation or billing; the motion passed on roll call. The council directed the zoning/property-maintenance officers and police to coordinate warnings, and DPW will support clearing as authorized by the ordinance with the town’s usual ability to bill property owners for work done.
Council emphasized fairness (no selective enforcement) and that warnings should be documented; members said continued failures to clear sidewalks after warnings would lead to charges as specified in the ordinance.
