Tuesday, March 12, 2013
River Edge has set aside $10,000 to cover sidewalk replacement and repairs costs caused by Hurricane Sandy. The final funding ordinance will be approved later this month
The decision to cover any sidewalk repairs and replamcent costs in River Edge as part of a shared service agreement with neighboring New Milford took one step closer to becoming a reality as the borough introduced a $10,000 funding ordinance last week. The ordinance stil awaits final approval in late March before any construction would could begin and allows for the possiblity to cover a portion of recurbing some of the most damaged sidewalks. "As soon as the funding is available, we'll be in a position to award a contract," Borough Administrator Alan Negreann said. "This is a joint effort to reduce the cost by aggregating our quantities with New Milford." The borough began exploring the shared service with New Milford shortly after …
Thursday, January 24, 2013
The borough will work with New Milford to pay for the repair and replacements of sidewalk slabs that were uprooted during Hurricane Sandy by borough-owned shade trees
In a one-time only move, River Edge will foot the approximately $7,000 bill to reset 38 sidewalk slabs and replace 26 that were damaged by borough shade trees that came down during Hurricane Sandy. The borough will take advantage of a reduced contractor's fee by entering into a shared service agreement with New Milford. According to River Edge Borough Administrator, by working together with New Milford, the borough will be charged $85 per reset slab and $142.50 for each new slab. "I've been in favor all along of the town making these repairs," Councilman Alphonse Bartelloni said. Following Hurricane Irene and prior storms, homeowners have been required to adhere to an ordinance that places the burden on homeowners to pay for the …
Thursday, December 20, 2012
A potential shared service with New Milford will continue to be explored after new councils in both towns take over
With a new Democratic majority in New Milford and a three-three split in River Edge come January 1, both boroughs will continue to explore a potential shared service in 2013 for sidewalk replacements. The two municipalities are considering their options how how to best fund the replacement slabs that were damaged by Superstorm Sandy. This week, River Edge opted to wait until after the New Year to allow for more information to be gathered. New Milford tabled any further discussion so that the new Democratic majority can make a decision new year. "We are investigating with New Milford for a contractor to tackle the job with cost estimates for slab resets and reconstruction," River Edge Mayor Sandy Moscaritolo said. Currently the borough has …
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Officials are split between continuing the past practice of residents paying to replace the slabs or including the cost in next year's capital budget
With numerous sidewalk slabs uprooted by borough trees, River Edge officials and administrators are now split between how to proceed with funding the replacement costs. The borough currently has an ordinance in effect that places the burden on homeowners to pay for the replacement but much of the damage was caused by borough shade trees resulting in council members questioning to fund the repairs through the capital budget. "I'm not in favor of charing residents to replace sidewalks that were damaged by one of our trees," Councilman Alphonse Bartelloni said. "It's not right to hit our citizens who are already paying after having a tree fall on their yard or house with the additional cost of sidewalk replacement. I'd like to see about …
Cristian Fuente
10:10 am on Monday, January 28, 2013
That's great for homeowners who have not repaired their sidewalks but for others, who were told by the town that sidewalk repairs are the responsibility of the homeowner and proceeded to repair them, what will be offered to them? Also, often times when a tree falls depending on the direction, it's more than the sidewalk that needs tone repured but also the curb -and that cost to repair is not … more ›