The board looked over a list of 12 vacant properties available to obtain through the tax reversion process. This led to a secondary motion to repair and remove environmental dangers to sidewalks in four sections of the township at an estimated cost of $50,000, which the board approved. Verkest, not having the necessary information to discuss this at the prior meeting, made sure to have it at the July 25 meeting. “It is really difficult to say what’s hazardous,” Township Supervisor Ken Verkest said.Ĭhanges could be made to the environment around a sidewalk that affect its dimension but do not make an area necessarily hazardous, such as a tree root slightly raising the sidewalk.Ī question brought up at the June 27 meeting was how existing sidewalks would be handled prior to the ordinance going into effect. Trustee Paula Rose raised the question of where in the ordinance it said when a sidewalk needs to be repaired, which led to a discussion on how the ordinance will be applied. Originally introduced and approved for a second reading on June 27, the ordinance establishes a set of rules requiring property owners to maintain sidewalks on their properties. HARRISON TOWNSHIP - The Harrison Township Board of Trustees approved a sidewalk maintenance ordinance at its July 25 meeting.
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