It was a “no” for snow removal on the sidewalks across the Ninth Street Bridge and a “probably” for changing a city ordinance concerning reptiles in the city when the administrative committee of the Trenton City Council met Tuesday evening.
After discussion, which has been ongoing, the committee voted to not recommend to the full council that any action be taken on removing snow from the sidewalks on the Ninth Street Bridge. First Ward Councilman Glen Briggs had told the council he has received public input that the snow on those sidewalks makes it difficult for those who need to cross the bridge on foot, bicycle, wheelchair, etc., to get across. While committee members agreed that it can be an issue, they said it wouldn’t make sense to clean the sidewalks on the bridge when the walks on either side of it would still be covered in ice or snow. In addition, it was noted that any time a snow plow came through to clean the roadway, it would likely just throw snow back onto the sidewalk, making it a never-ending task. It was also discussed that in the past, bids were sought for the snow removal and none were received.
The committee voted to have City Attorney Tara Walker draft an ordinance that would address keeping reptiles in the city. The ordinance would address commercial entities and would include such items as length, liability, permitting, safety, etc. The issue came about when Adam Clear, who is hoping to open a reptile “zoo” in the downtown area, addressed the full council at the Jan. 25 meeting, asking that the city look at changing the current ordinance to be more in line with the state statutes to allow him to keep larger reptiles in the city limits. As he told the council earlier, he sells reptiles online but would not be selling them from the downtown location, if he is able to open it.
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