Ice Skating Could Be Prohibited in Bloomingdale With New Ordinance
Council hopes to prevent accidents similar to that which led to the deaths of two Mount Olive teens last month.
It's not about taking the fun away. It's about saving lives. Bloomingdale Mayor Jonathan Dunleavy said he is hopeful the public understands that the intentions of an ordinance that will be up for a vote at next week's council meeting prohibiting ice skating on borough ponds are to ensure safety of residents, particularly youth. The council began discussion on the ordinance applicable to the two public ponds-Bogue Pond and Oakwood Lake-during a council meeting on Feb. 5. Currently, Dunleavy said, ice activities are not encouraged but there is not a formal restriction on the books. "The policy of the borough is if the police saw [people] skating, they would ask them to stop," the mayor said. Dunleavy said consideration of the formal …
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Brian Kwiatkowski
5:45 pm on Wednesday, February 20, 2013
We as a country really need to do something to curb our litigious culture. I remember the old days when you could go to a friend's house, take a tumble down his stairs, bust up your chin, get laughed at, then haul your bloody chin and busted ego to the medicine cabinet to grab a band-aid. Today, you can tack on a cool million on top of that band-aid, at the expense of your friend, of course. Just… more ›