Jackson Township prepares and braces for blizzard

Jackson, NJ – As the first snow began to fall Friday night in Jackson Township, crews were ready to go to avoid a repeat of the incident this past December where a record snowfall caught the township and county public works departments off guard.

This time around, Mayor Mike Reina’s office made sure the word got out that crews will be working around the clock to remove snow.    Calls went out to all residents earlier in the day utilizing the robocall system, a service provided to the township by the Jackson Schools through recent shared services agreements.

All residents were reminded to ensure snow plows had enough room to navigate narrow streets and to remove basketball nets, trash cans and to not park cars on roads if there is an alternative.   The mayor’s office also reminded residents to stay indoors until streets have been properly cleared.

The storm hit Jackson at around 10pm Friday night and is expected to drop from one to two feet of snow on our town until passing Saturday evening.  By midnight, temperatures dropped below 28 degrees and an inch of snow had already fallen in town.  

The Jackson Fire Department asks residents to spend a few extra minutes when clearing your driveways and sidewalks this weekend and clear access to fire hydrants if one exists on your property in case of an emergency.  Clearing your hydrant beforehand will increase the response time for firefighters responding to a fire.