In every edition of the Ewing Observer, Mayor Bert Steinmann answers readers’ questions.
I live on Brophy Drive in Ewing. Every day when I take my walk around the neighborhood, I notice that several of the drains on our street are clogged with debris, enough that it could prevent the street from draining in a heavy rain or thick snow. Whose job is it to clear these drains? It’s been this way for awhile.
– Della Edwards
The job to clear the storm drains belongs to our public works department. We have over 1,700 storm drains that we address on an annual basis. I recently asked that they check all the drains on your street and have been informed that they have completed that check.
We have a major problem with speeding on Central Avenue. I have seen people doing 60-80 mph down this road. I have seen people racing side by side down this road. I have seen illegal dirt bikes and quads speeding down the road as well. I am surprised that I have not seen more accidents. The speed limit is 25 mph on this street and it was brought to the police department’s attention and we were told there is nowhere to set up a car to monitor the speeders. Can we get speed bumps installed on this road?
– Korin Kazmierski
I have referred your complaint about speeding and the dirt bikes on Central Avenue to the police chief. We are also scheduled to have a speed trailer placed on the street in late October. We have also scheduled a placement of two speed humps on the street in our 2017/2018 road plan.
There is a small pond with a water spout at the entrance to Silvia Street. It has been covered in algae all summer. Is this township property?
– Tina Murphy
The small pond you are referring to is owned by the developer of the complexes on Silvia Street—the Sands Corporation. We will contact them to have it addressed.
There is a section of sidewalk along North Olden Avenue between Incarnation-St. James Church property and 1922 Olden Ave. that has an asphalt path about one foot wide and that is partially overgrown. There is a lot of pedestrian traffic along that section, especially school children from the high school, and it is also not friendly to senior citizens. Why can’t we have a normal width sidewalk in that area?
– Robert W. Adams
The sidewalk that you are referring to is scheduled to be replaced as part of our 2018 capital budget. That area used to be owned by the church, but is now owned by Ewing Township.
If you have a question for the mayor for next month’s edition, submit it by emailing bsanservino@communitynews.org. You must be a Ewing resident.
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