Borough's Blizzard Response Draws Rave Reviews
Assistant borough manager Jim Van Kruiningen said it was "smooth sailing" for the borough during the weekend's snowstorm.
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The winter storm that blanketed much of the northeast in more than a foot of snow this weekend proved no problem for the Fair Lawn Department of Public Works.
While the borough was ready to open its emergency operations center at a moment's notice, it never had to, assistant borough manager Jim Van Kruiningen said, because the volume of calls didn't warrant doing so.
The borough managed to avoid issues with downed trees and wires, and Van Kruiningen said he wasn't aware of any reported power outages in the borough.
Upon arriving at work Monday morning, Van Kruiningen said he didn't have a single resident voicemail complaining about the borough's storm response -- a rarity after a severe weather event.
Residents took to social media to commend the DPW on their response during the storm.
"Hats off to the FL DPW," Anthony Iozzia commented on the Fair Lawn-Saddle Brook Patch Facebook page. "Streets look great. Thanks for all their hard work!"
Estimates on the amount of snow the borough received vary from nine to 16 inches depending on whom you speak to, and almost certainly differed by neighborhood.
What did you think of the borough's response during the storm?
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Me
8:47 am on Tuesday, February 12, 2013
The only street that I saw that was not plowed was Manor Ave. I went down the street on Sunday and it was still covered with snow.
Jenne
10:51 am on Tuesday, February 12, 2013
I always breathe a sigh of relief on snowy days when I get back into Fair Lawn; snow removal has been excellent. Mind you, they had a really hard time keeping up with the snow on Friday. I noticed the fire department going around on Monday to clear the fire hydrants. Next time I'll try to keep my eyes open and maybe we can clear our street's hydrants.
Jenne
12:06 pm on Tuesday, February 12, 2013
NB: to the author, now that it's Fair Lawn-Saddlebrook Patch, you should probably identify WHICH borough early in the stories when using "Borough" :)
Zak Koeske
12:08 pm on Tuesday, February 12, 2013
@Jenne Fair Lawn is a borough, Saddle Brook is a township.
Bill
5:36 pm on Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Anyone know if today's zone 1 recycling pickup was cancelled because of the storm? Nothing picked up yet. Nothing on the recycling center site.
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Zak Koeske
5:40 pm on Tuesday, February 12, 2013
@Bill - Borough offices are closed today for Lincoln's Birthday, so I'd guess it more likely has something to do with that. Per the borough's website, "There will be regular garbage collection and recycling in section 1 moves to Monday, February 11th for paper/cardboard." Looks like they had it yesterday.
Bill
6:48 pm on Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Oops, thanks for the info. My only consolation is that everyone else in the immediate area seems to have made the same mistake. Looks like it's time to drag in the soggy cardboard.