But officials say weather didn’t create too many hazards for residents
It wasn’t a pleasant first few days of spring in Burlington Township.
The township’s public schools were forced to close Wednesday, March 21, and Thursday, March 22, due to a winter storm that dumped about 10 inches of snow on the ground.
However, despite closures and cancellations, the weather did not cause many safety hazards, according to municipal officials.
“All roads were passable in our community at all times,” Township Administrator Walter Corter said. “There were no reports of fallen trees.”
Corter also said the township did not receive any reports of residents losing power.
Lt. Richard Sullivan of the Burlington Township Police Department said law enforcement prepared for the storm in conjunction with the township’s Office of Emergency Management.
“Fortunately, storm-related incidents for the police department thus far have been minimal, undoubtedly due to a cooperative public, which appeared to have taken caution by limiting unnecessary travel,” Sullivan said in an email.
Corter said the municipality had plows on the road from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. Wednesday and began clearing roads at 7 a.m. on Thursday. Local officials also participated in a pair of statewide conference calls during the storm, he added.
Corter said trash collection in the township was canceled due to the conditions, and residents should expect the next pickup to occur Wednesday, March 28.
A storm two weeks prior to the March 21 weather event caused much more damage, Corter said. That storm, which brought significantly less snow, featured strong winds.
“The snow was heavy,” Corter said of the earlier storm. “There were, I would say, at least 30 trees that closed roadways.”
He also said some residents lost power for more than two days during that storm.
