The first week of the month is always a busy one in Hopewell Borough. Below is an overview of what’s happening:
Trash Pickup – Tuesday February 3rd
Tuesday is the regular trash pickup in the Borough. Please remember that trash containers should be covered and watertight to prevent mixing of rain/stormwater and placed at the curb between 3PM on Monday and 7AM Tuesday for pickup.
Mayor’s Office Hours – Wednesday February 4th (1PM)
Looking for another way to connect with our town? Generally held every other Wednesday afternoon at 1PM and every second Saturday morning of the month at 9AM (though see below, this month it will be oil the 1st Saturday February 7th), Borough Hall is open for drop in discussions with Mayor Kennedy. No appointments necessary. Any changes to the schedule will be posted to the Borough website.
Planning Board Meeting – Wednesday February 4th (7PM)
The Hopewell Borough Planning Board will meet on Wednesday February 4th at 7PM in person at Borough Hall, with an option to view the meeting via zoom (instructions can be found here. Please note that testimony and comments to the Planning Board must be made in person during a meeting, and due to requirements of the Municipal Land Use Law, cannot be presented by email, letter or virtually). The agenda can be found below and additional information can be found on the Planning Board page here including documents, plans and reports related to active applications. Please note that for the month of February there will be two planning board meetings – the second being on Wednesday February 18th, where the agenda is expected to include a presentation on the renovations to the Borough’s Department of Public Works facility and several ordinances related to the Borough’s affordable housing plan.
Borough Council Meeting – Thursday February 5th (7PM)
The February Borough Council meeting will be Thursday February 5th starting at 7PM. The meeting will be in person at Borough Hall with a zoom broadcast. Information on how to tune in (and comment) via zoom can be found here. As always, we look forward to getting input from you at the meeting, in person or via zoom. The agenda can be found below and pending ordinances can be found here.
Highlights from this month’s meeting include: introductions of several affordable housing ordinances, an ordinance to add members to our Board of Health and and ordnance to revise the hours of operation for cannabis businesses in the Borough, and second reading/public hearing on the ordinance related to the sale of the water system authorized in November.
Additionally Council will be moving the monthly reports and announcements presents by Council members to the start of the meeting (rather than near the end) and welcome feedback on the change!
Mayor’s Saturday Office Hours/Coffee and DPW Building Tour – February 7 (9AM)
For the month of February, Mayor Kennedy’s Saturday drop in coffee meetup will be at 9AM on February 7th and will be located (weather permitting) at the Department of Public Works facility at 13 Burton Avenue. The community is welcome to stop by for coffee and for questions/comments and to tour the public works facility as part of Borough Council’s continuing plans to provide renovations and updates to the condition of the site. A similar tour and coffee meet-up was held in December, and a presentation is planned at the February 18th Planning Board meeting on the revised plans for the project.
Looking for another way to connect with our town? Generally held every other Wednesday afternoon at 1PM and every second Saturday morning of the month at 9AM, Borough Hall is open for drop in discussions with Mayor Kennedy, no appointments needed. Please always check the Borough website for any location changes.
Borough Snow Removal Rules
Hopewell Borough Code requires that owners, occupants or tenants of all properties remove all snow or ice from their sidewalks within 12 hours of daylight after the snow has fallen. The full requirement from the ordinance is provided below and will be enforced if needed.
§ 3-5.1Snow or Ice. Owners, occupants or tenants of any property fronting on any street in the borough shall remove all snow and ice from the abutting sidewalks of such street to the curb or pavement edge or, in the event of ice which may be so frozen as to make removal impracticable, shall cause the same to be thoroughly covered with sand, ashes or other material to provide traction, within 12 hours of daylight after the snow has fallen or the ice has formed. Sidewalks shall be cleared to a width of three feet or the entire width of the sidewalk, whichever is less.No owner, occupant or tenant of any premises abutting on any street or sidewalk shall throw, place or deposit any snow or ice accumulated on private property into or upon any such street or sidewalk in the borough.
Reminder: After Hours Public Works Emergencies Should be Reported to HTPD
If you encounter an emergency situation involving our water or sewer systems or other issues that involve our public works department, please report the issue to the Hopewell Township Police Department dispatch at 609.737.3100. HTPD has direct contact information for our department of public words team, depending on the type of issue.