Ocean Grove. Feb. 10, 2010. By Paul Goldfinger ©
TO THE EDITOR BLOGFINGER.net: 2014.
“UNSHOVELED SIDEWALKS”
Last week I nearly took a dangerous “header” slipping on a safe looking icy sidewalk that was covered with a dusting of snow. I decided to look into why Neptune takes no action on snow covered sidewalks although it plows snow covered streets to facilitate vehicle passage.
I realize it affects only those of us living in OG in winter however, that I could have slammed my head on the concrete with frightening possible consequences I looked further.
It turns out the ORDINANCE covering this, #1369, was adopted Feb. 22, 1988. It states: (condensed version)
1. “… owners or tenants ….shall remove…from the sidewalks….all snow and ice within twelve hours of day light after same shall be formed…thereon.”
2. ” …it shall be the duty of the duly authorized officer having charge of the streets and highways to remove or cause to be removed such snow and ice…”
3. ” The cost for removing …shall forthwith become a lien…”
5 “This Ordinance …repeal(s) Ordinance #157”.
Presumably it was a tough winter that year that indicated the need for a new ordinance to handle a problem.
I plan to attend the Township Committee meeting Monday evening and, during PUBLIC COMMENT at the end of the meeting, request the ordinance be enforced, (sensibly).
Kennedy Buckley.
Mr. Buckley is a resident of Broadway in Ocean Grove, NJ
Feb. 6, 2014