Weather Alert

Reminder:

  Bogota Blog NJ along with Bogota Beautiful is starting a drive to collect gift cards in order to help the Citizens of Edgewater, NJ. With the assistance of Bogota Mayor Chris Keleman there will be a collection box located in Borough Hall in the secretary's office.  The secretary's office will be open during normal business hours which  are from Monday to Thursday from 8:00a to 5:00p. Bogota Borough Hall is located at 375 Larch Ave. Bogota, NJ

23-Jan-2015

    The Bogota Office of Emergency Management and the Bogota Police Dept. has issued the following weather alerts:

From The Bogota Office of Emergency Management ;
Winter Weather Advisory

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY
UNTIL 6:00AM EST
Urgent - Winter Weather Message
National Weather Service New York NY
336 PM EST Fri Jan 23 2015

 Northern Middlesex-Northern New London-Southern Fairfield-
Southern New Haven-Southern Middlesex-Western Passaic-
Eastern Passaic-Western Bergen-Eastern Bergen-Orange-Rockland-
Northern Westchester-Southern Westchester-

...Winter Weather Advisory Remains In Effect From Midnight
Tonight To 6 PM EST Saturday...

* Locations...Much Of Southern Connecticut...The Lower Hudson
 Valley...And Interior Northeastern New Jersey

* Hazard Types...Snow And Ice.

* Accumulations...Snow Accumulation Of 3 To 5 Inches...With
 Locally 6 Inch Amounts. 1 To 2 Tenths Of An Inch Of Ice.

* Visibility...One Quarter Mile Or Less At Times Saturday
 Morning.

* Snowfall Rates...1 Inch Per Hour Early To Mid Saturday Morning.

* Timing...Snow Begins Late Tonight. Snow Will Become Moderate To
 Heavy Early Saturday Morning...Then Mix With And Change To Sleet
 And Freezing Rain And Rain During The Mid To Late Morning.
 Precip Should Then Gradually Changing Back To Snow Mid To Late
 Saturday Afternoon Before Ending In The Evening.

* Impacts...Hazardous Travel Conditions Due To Reduced 
 Visibilities And Snow/Ice Covered Roads.

Precautionary/Preparedness Actions...

A Winter Weather Advisory Means That Periods Of Snow...Sleet...Or
Freezing Rain Will Cause Travel Difficulties. Be Prepared For
Slippery Roads And Limited Visibility...And Use Caution While
Driving.

 From the Bogota Police Dept:

Advisory: Borough Residents are reminded when 2 inches of snow or more have accumulated Parking Prohibited on ALL Streets.

SNOW PARKING REGULATIONS 

7-3.10 Parking Prohibited When Streets Are Covered with Snow. 
a. No vehicle shall be parked on any streets or highways or portions thereof whenever snow has fallen and the accumulation is such that at least two (2) inches of snow cover the street or highway. 
b. The above parking prohibitions shall remain in effect after the snow has ceased to fall and until the streets have been plowed sufficiently so that parking will not interfere with snow removal activities and with the normal flow of traffic. 

When the Borough of Bogota or Bogota Police Department declare a Snow Emergency the Bogota Police Department will not give permission to park overnight. The following areas have been designated to park in Snow Emergencies: 

EAST SIDE of Palisade Avenue 
or 
WEST SIDE of Larch Avenue 
or 
EAST SIDE of West Shore Avenue 

Parking in any other restricted areas will result in a citation as provided for in Boro Ordinance 7-3.6 

Your cooperation during Snow Emergencies will assist the Borough of Bogota Department of Public Works in quickly returning our roads to be passable and safe.

Contact Information:
Bogota Police Department
Bogota Police Department
201-487-2400
info@bogotapolice.org

There has been one cancellation The Bogota Bucs Mens Basketball Game at Eastern Christian  has been canceled. This was a Coaches vs Cancer event and there is no news of make-up date. 


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