WYCKOFF Property owners along Route 208 with damaged and dilapidated fencing near the highway are going to be notified they are expected to fix or replace those barricades, according to Mayor Douglas Christie.

Some of the dilapidated and damaged fencing may be on a homeowners property or in the state highways right of way, Police Chief Benjamin Fox said. Regardless, homeowners are responsible for maintenance of fences, he said.

Christie said the broken fencing is presenting a bad impression of Wyckoff to travelers who use the busy 208 corridor. At the April 1 Township Committee meeting, he described the area as a "total ruin" in need of immediate attention. He attributed the damaged fencing to snow plowing and long-term wear and tear.

Fox noted that his department received eight phone calls from residents along Route 208 during a mid-February snowstorm stating that the New Jersey Department of Transportation plow operators had damaged or knocked down fencing. Prior to that storm, Fox noted, a lot of fencing along Wyckoff s section of the state highway already was in disrepair.

Fox said that he has reached out to the eight residents who called and provided them with an NJDOT claim form to file for damages, along with a phone number.

"Clearly there needs to be a cleanup and repair along that stretch," Fox said.

At the committees March 21 meeting, Committeeman Kevin Rooney said that Fox raised the issue of fence damaged by state snow plow operators.

In an interview April 2, Rooney said that the committee instructed local Code Enforcement Officer Fred Depken to "take note of where fences have been damaged" and send an "abatement notice" to homeowners. Rooney said that approximately 24 properties are involved. He said homeowners would be told to "repair it, replace it, or remove it."

He said homeowners filing for damages with the DOT and those making their own repairs would be given "a reasonable" time to complete work.

"We have received more and more inquiries from residents about this. It is an eyesore and people are just becoming more aware. Now is the time to take care of it," said Rooney.

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