Haddonfield Commissioners Expected to Approve Road Plan
Officials will also decide on a controversial plan to install sidewalks along road improvement routes.
The Haddonfield Board of Commissioners will held a special meeting Thursday to vote on a road improvement plan that also includes the installation sidewalks along the route. The sidewalk plan has drawn the ire of many area residents. Neighbors there have grown accustomed to not having sidewalks and extending landscaping to the street. The residents have also expressed concerns about maintenance of sidewalks once installed, which customarily reverts to the homeowner. Borough officials have argued that they have a responsibility to promote pedestrian safety and sidewalks are part of that mission. They also stressed that the cost of the sidewalks is significantly reduced when including them with area road projects. The commissioners have …
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Maryann Campling
2:52 pm on Saturday, August 4, 2012
As I said, no one walks these streets more than I and I would like to point out what I have observed every morning (not exaggerating...every morning) Folks who are out walking....are walking IN THE STREET....not on the sidewalks. Washington Avenue has sidewalks from Lincoln to Upland, and folks still walk in the street. And let's not forget the Wednesday night crowd who overtakes Haddonfield for … more ›