In order to help expedite the process of getting lighting installed on the new bridge and roundabout on Alexander Road, the council unanimously adopted a resolution authorizing the mayor and clerk to execute an agreement with PSE&G to use the compost site on Alexander Road as a staging area for the utility pole replacement project.##M:[more]##
Commuters have complained that the roundabout is hard to navigate at night because of a lack of lighting, but PSE&G most relocate the utility poles so that lighting in the area will be possible, Mayor Shing-Fu Hsueh has said.
During the Township Council’s May 4 meeting, township officials explained that the only way the re-location of the utility poles could be done was if the township provided access to the compost site, located on Alexander Road next to the bridge.
Windsor Compost operated the compost site until December 31, when it shut down. Now the site is undergoing the investigation stage of the remediation process. West Windsor has been awarded brownfield grants under the Hazardous Discharge Site Remediation Fund (HDSRF) from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection that will fund the first phases of investigation into the remediation of the township compost site. The Township received additional money to perform a site investigation for the compost property in the amount of $53,”945.
Mayoral candidate Pete Weale had questioned the compensation the township would receive for allowing PSE&G access to the site, asking whether the township could negotiate other services, possibly an extension of the Trolley Line Trail, in exchange for allowing the access.
Township Attorney Michael Herbert said that “the compensation is that it would help the process move along.”
“If you go on that bridge, it is dark, so any lighting we can get as soon as possible — it’s a safety issue,” said Councilwoman Linda Geevers.
Said Council President Charles Morgan: “Our leverage is minimal, and if we tried to use that leverage, we’d be waiting a long time for our poles.”
Mayor Shing-Fu Hsueh said there is no problem in extending the Trolley Line Trail, but rather there is an engineering problem, and officials need to determine a detour for the trail.
