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Council Approves Replacement of Summit Avenue Fence
Paul Cascais, superintendent of the Department of Public Works, says fence will be steel.
Common Council approved a resolution to replace a chain-link fence along Summit Avenue which was installed that was put in after a pedestrian was killed crossing the street there several years ago.
Council initially proposed replacing the fence in Feb. 2010 but the motion was defeated due to the $145,000 pricetag.
Mayor Jordan Glatt explained in 2010 that this fence, which runs from Broad Street to Union Place, was always meant to be a temporary solution to help direct pedestrians to the crosswalks in place.
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"We made a committment when we put up that chain-link fence that we're way behind on," Glatt said.
Glatt said the chain-link design doesn't fit in with the downtown and if any homeowner had a fence like this up, the city wouldn't stand for it.
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The new fence will cost the city $21,565 and be made of steel, Superintendent of Public Works Paul Cascais said, and will be installed by National Fence Systems, Inc. of Avenel.
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