With snow season here, we want to remind everyone about our snow removal ordinances to ensure our streets and sidewalks stay safe and accessible for all:
Sidewalks: The owners, tenants or occupants of any premises abutting any street, or any person working for or on behalf of any owner, tenant or occupant, shall remove all snow and ice from the entire length of the sidewalk within 24 hours after any snowfall or accumulation of ice occurs.
Street Parking: Avoid parking on designated snow emergency routes or streets during plowing. This helps our crews work efficiently and keeps roads safer.
Don't Block Fire Hydrants: Ensure fire hydrants near your property are kept visible and accessible for emergencies.
Casting of Snow and Ice: No person, including any property owner, shall place, deposit, or allow, or cause to place, snow or ice upon any street, road, sidewalk or municipal right-of-way nor, without the owner's permission, upon the lands of any property near, adjoining or across the street from the property from which the snow and ice has been removed. No such person shall place such snow or ice in a manner that will obstruct or impede vehicular or pedestrian traffic or block access to any street, road, sidewalk or driveway. No person shall place any snow or ice upon or near any fire hydrant. In the event that the plowing of snow or ice in a driveway cannot reasonably be accomplished without moving some snow or ice onto a street, road or right-of-way, such snow or ice shall be immediately plowed back onto the property from which it was removed.
Removal by City Authorized; Payment of Costs:
A. In the event of a violation of this article, the City may undertake the removal of all snow and ice from any sidewalk on a City street.
B. In such event, the cost of such removal shall be certified to the City Commission by the Superintendent of Public Works in the Department of Public Works. The Commission shall examine such costs to be billed to the owner of such abutting premises on which snow or ice removal work has been performed by the City. If the cost is not promptly paid by the owner within 15 days, the charge shall be charged against such premises and be added to and be part of the taxes next to be levied and collected, with interest, by the same officers and in the same manner as other taxes.
C. The provisions of this section shall not relieve any owner, tenant or occupant of the penalty provided in § 240-33.
Violations and Penalties: Any such owner or occupant or other person having care of any such property as aforesaid shall be fined a sum of not less than $50 and not more than $250, besides costs of conviction, and a like amount for each and every day that the snow shall remain on such sidewalk after the 24 hours.
We appreciate your cooperation in keeping our community safe and accessible during winter weather!
City Hall Offices are closed Monday, January 20th in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Furthermore, trash will not be collected.
Come out to Old City Hall on February 1st in support of The Fanny Parnell Poetry Project 2025!
Start the year on the right paw - January is dog licensing month. Fetch your pups license today!
The application is available online at www.cityofbordentown.com.
The City of Bordentown Planning Board meeting scheduled for this evening, Monday, January 6, 2025 at 7pm has been cancelled in light of the Burlington County State of Emergency and admonition to avoid unnecessary travel.
The next scheduled meeting of the board will be held on Monday, February 3, 2025, at 7pm.
Application 2024-06, Third Street Investments, LLC, 33 Third Street will be carried to the February 2025 Planning Board meeting.
Cheers to the New Year from all of us at the City of Bordentown!! May 2025 bring happiness, health and success to our community.
Your 4th Quarter 2024 water bills are on their way! Stay ahead of the curve by checking your balance online at www.cityofbordentown.com. Remember - sign up for auto pay through our website for a hassle-free experience!
City Hall offices will be closed on Wednesday, January 1st and will reopen on Friday, January 3rd in observance of the New Year.
Please be advised yard waste will not be collected on Wednesday, January, 1st. Additionally, there will be no trash collection on Thursday, January 2nd.
Ring in the New Year safely! Our free shuttle service will be running tomorrow night from 6pm-1am. Hop on and let Karlita get where you need to go. #RideIntoTheNewYear
Kwanzaa is a week long celebration of African-American culture, heritage and community observed from December 26th - January 1st. The holiday is based on seven principles known as the Nguzo Saba, which emphasize values such as unity, self determination, collective work, and faith.
Happy Kwanzaa to those who celebrate!
Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights, is an eight day Jewish holiday that celebrates the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem and the miracle of the oil that burned for eight days despite there being only enough oil for one.
Happy Hanukkah!
Wishing our residents a joyful and peaceful holiday season. May this Christmas bring warmth, unity, and happiness to our little city with a lot of charm!
City Hall offices will be closed on Tuesday, December 24th and will reopen on Friday, December 27th in observance of the Christmas holiday.
Please be advised yard waste will not be collected on Wednesday, December 25th. Additionally, there will be no trash collection on Thursday, December 26th.
ATTENTION!
The City of Bordentown has now partnered with BookDrop, a company who's mission is to put more books in the hands of readers, and to recycle the books they can't repurpose. They even accept encyclopedia's, dictionaries, school textbooks and comic books!
Did you know that each month...
- BookDrop saves 50,000 trees, 825 metric tonnes of carbon & 594,000 gallons of water!
- Over 100,00 books end up back in readers hands!
- This program saves 1.5 million books from the landfill while recycling over 750 tons!
- 50% of these recycled books will be enjoyed again by another reader and the remainders are turned into new products!
Tired of your books collecting dust? Give them a new life with BookDrop!!
The book collection box is located in front of the City of Bordentown Municipal Complex, 101 E. Park Street Bordentown, NJ 08505.
Styrofoam's story ends in the trash, not in recycling's stash!
Discover the magic of art this holiday season at the Artists of Bordentown City Holiday Art Show, held at historic Old City Hall on Saturday, December 14th and Sunday, December 15th.
Celebrate the creativity of the talented and renowned artists, alongside the fresh perspectives of emerging talent. Shop unique, handcrafted pieces and support the vibrant arts community that makes Bordentown City so special. Don’t miss this inspiring showcase!
Spread joy, one toy at a time!
Join the Bordentown City Police Department in filling a patrol car with new, unwrapped toys to brighten the holidays for local children in need on December 16th from 4-7pm at Bordentown Square Tap and Grill.
While decorating for the Holiday season, have you come across those pesky light strands that no longer work? Instead of throwing them in the trash, recycle them at the County's Community Recovery Complex.
Support an eco-friendly holiday season by following these simple do's and dont's below!
The Burlington County Recycling Center is experiencing an uptick in battery related fires. This past month, they've had two truck fires resulting in hot loads needing to be ejected onto the street and safely extinguished.
The Occupational Training Center has also had two recent fires on the tipping floor caused by lithium-ion batteries exploding.
Please remember to be diligent and never put batteries in your curbside recycling container!
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