2:45PM: The break has been fixed

A water main break in Scott Ave may affect service today on that street and along Erial Road. It’s being addressed as quickly as possible.

Please take notice that the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Clementon will be held on Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 7PM at the Borough Hall, located at 101 Gibbsboro Road.

12.17.24 Council Meeting Agenda

Pursuant to NJSA 10:4-6, The Open Public Meetings Act, Notice is hereby given that the Annual Reorganization Meeting for the Borough of Clementon will be held on Tuesday, January 7, 2025 at 6:00PM at Borough Hall, 101 Gibbsboro Road, Clementon, NJ.

AGENDA 1.7.25 REORG

Formal action will be taken.

Jenai L. Johnson,

Municipal Clerk/Administrator

As we head into winter, keep this section of the municipal code in mind:

§ 245-27. Responsibility to remove snow and ice.

1. The owner or owners, occupant or occupants, tenant or tenants of premises abutting or bordering upon any street in the Borough shall remove all snow and ice from the abutting sidewalks of such streets or, in the case of ice which may be so frozen as to make removal impracticable, shall cause the same to be thoroughly covered with sand, salt or other suitable materials within 12 hours of daylight after the same shall fall or be formed thereon.
2. In case the building is occupied by more than one family or business unit, then the tenant or occupant of the first floor or story thereof is hereby required to remove all snow and ice from such portion of the sidewalks or, in the case of ice which is impracticable to remove, cover the same with sand, salt or other suitable materials within 12 hours of daylight after the same shall be formed or fall thereon.

§ 245-28. Throwing or placing of snow or ice upon streets.

No person, firm or corporation not the owner, tenant or occupant of any premises abutting on any street shall throw, place or deposit any snow or ice into or upon any street in said Borough, it being the intent and purpose of this provision to prohibit all persons from throwing, casting, placing or depositing snow and ice, which accumulated within private property belonging to said person, upon the sidewalks or streets of the Borough.

§ 245-29. Violations and penalties.

Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a fine not to exceed $500 or to imprisonment in the county jail for a term not to exceed 90 days, in the discretion of the court, and each day’s continuance of the violation shall constitute a separate and distinct violation.

Please be advised that Borough Hall will close to the public at 5pm on Wednesday, November 27, 2024 due to the celebration of the Thanksgiving Holiday.  Please have a safe, happy holiday.  The Borough Hall will re-open for regular hours on Monday, December 2nd.