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POTTSTOWN PA – Cracked sidewalks. Crumbling curbs. Maybe even uneven driveway aprons. If any pose a problem or a hazard in Lower Pottsgrove (PA) Township, the municipality apparently is now better prepared to deal with them.
The township Board of Commissioners approved changes Thursday (May 20, 2010) to local laws that enhance Lower Pottsgrove’s ability to act against owners of private streets or sidewalks deemed to be in disarray. “It gives us a little more meat” – in the form of penalties and restrictions – “to enforce the ordinance,” Manager Rodney Hawthorne said.
Commissioners in recent months have publicly complained about the state of some sidewalks and curbs in residential areas of the township. Board Vice President Bruce Foltz most recently pointed out problems he saw along Sunnyside Avenue. For the most part, fixing such problems are the responsibility of property owners.
Using the changed law as an enforcement tool falls to Zoning and Codes Enforcement Officer Keith Place.
Related (to the Lower Pottsgrove Board of Commissioners’ meeting of May 20):
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