LL #04-1978TOWN OF WAPPINGER
DUTCHESS COUNTY, NEW YORK
LOCAL LAW NO.4, YEAR 1978
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A LOCAL LAW OF THE TOWN OF WAPPINGER, DUTCHESS COUNTY NEW YORK,
1#4W TO AMEND LOCAL LAW NO. 8 OF 1977 PROVIDING FOR WRITTEN NOTICE
OF DEFECTIVE CONDITIONS OF HIGHWAYS AND SIDEWALKS.
BE IT ENACTED by the Town Board of the Town of Wappinger
as follows:
Local Law No. 8 of 1977, a Local Law providing for written
notice of defective snow and/or ice conditions of highways and
sidewalks, is amended by adding thereto a new section, Section
2-a as follows:
SECTION 2 -a
The notice required by this section shall be in writing,
and shall state with particularity the nature of the defect
and the location of the defect. The location of the defect
shall be described by street, and if street numbers exist,
the street number of the nearest residence or building to
said defect, and if no street numbers exist, by reference to
the name of the nearest owner of real property. If the name
of the property owner is unknown, the defect shall be identi-
fied as the location by stating the distance and direction of
the defect from the nearest intersecting road. Descriptions
by reference to the name of the road only will not be accept-
able notice of the location of a defect. Said notice shall
also contain the name of the person giving the defect together
with the address and telephone number where the person giving
the notice can be reached during the day.
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This Local Law shall take effect immediately upon its passage
by the Town Board and upon its filing with the Secretary of State.
Introduced by Councilperson, seconded by Councilperson Reilly.
Adopted: 5 Ayes
Dated: September 11, 1978
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