The following is an ‘Ask The Mayor’ question submitted to TLS, and the Mayor’s response. Email your questions for the Mayor to [email protected].

Question:

I drive by this intersection almost every day.

On almost every day I see a 18 wheeler trying to make a left turn from Main St to Clifton and having an extremely hard time because of the pole from the traffic light.

This can take 10-20 minutes till he finally gets it right. This causes all the people heading north on Clifton to wait to make a left turn causing a back up. I have also read numerous times of trucks taking out the light pole completely

I was wondering if the township has the ability to either ban trucks on main street between Madison and Clifton or to move the traffic light pole to give more room.

Response from Mayor Coles:

Good morning

We are working with the state DOT to redesign that entire intersection.

Ray

Question:

Hi Mayor,

You told me 2 years ago,we last winter were on agenda.

Whats going on?.

26 years??

It seems our area has been very neglected overall.
Kennedy Bkvd. No strips for Lanes as well..

Please take care of this ASAP.

Ty.

Sincerely,

A Resident.

Response from Mayor Coles:

Good morning

You are on the agenda. You should have received a notice recently telling you that the contracts for the repaving were being issued, and you should see work in the area begin within a few weeks. Due to governmental budgeting laws, we are forced to plan well in advance. Sometimes it results in delays between agreeing to do some work and getting the job completed, but we do keep our word!

The other 2 roads you mentioned are county roads and I have forwarded your email on to the county enginner,.

Enjoy the summer

Ray

Question:

Hi Mayor Coles,

Thank you for all that you do for our town!!!

I’d like to bring up 2 things.

When walking around town, there are many areas that weeds, bushes and trees grow into the sidewalk area causing discomfort to walkers and also cause a danger to drivers at corners as they can’t see. Is there a way to bring awareness that sidewalks should be kept clear. There is no reason to have 2 foot wide sidewalks.

Regarding street lights, there are many out all around town. I’d say close to 1 in 10 are out. I know that it was brought up that when people see a light out, they should report it to jcpl. I think a better idea is to have a truck from jcpl or even public works driving through town at night a few times a year to report every street light that is burnt out. The lack of light is a safety issue.

Thanks for your help and concern!

Response from Mayor Coles:

I agree with you about the overgrown bushes blocking sidewalks. Every time an area is brought to my attention, I ask public works and inspections to respond. They will notify the property owner of their responsibility to maintain a safe passage. In the event a homeowner ignores the request, public works will clean the area and send a bill to the property owner. In areas where a clear safety hazard exists, they will clean the area right away. I didn’t see the area in question listed in your email. Please reach out to my office so we can look into it.

Again, we are on the same wavelength regarding streetlights. We have a couple of folks in town who spend a good deal of the work week collating the lists of bad lights and working with JCPL to address them. There is some good news on the horizon. JCPL is in the process of upgrading their light heads to LED bulbs. These are much more reliable and last longer than the vapor lights currently in use.

The township has also begun installing solar lights in areas where JCPL does not have wires. You can check some of these out along New Hampshire Ave between RT 88 & Ridge Ave

Thanks,

Ray

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