IMPORTANT NOTICE FROM THE TOWN OF MOULTONBOROUGH
Below is a letter the association received from Town of Moultonborough. Balmoral Improvement Association and its residents need to comply with these requirements in order for the Town to continue plowing our roads. This is why it is imperative that you DO NOT place any obstacles in the road bed. If you have any questions, please contact us at info@balmoral-nh.com
Dear Private Road Representative,
As we prepare for the upcoming winter season, we would like to review the requirements for the upkeep of our privately-owned roads in town. In 2017 we completed our private road reclassification and the Town's Selectmen adopted many roads in the town as Emergency Lanes. (You can find a complete list of the roads on the Highway Department page on the Town of Moultonborough's website.) This allows us to continue snow removal operations as we have in the past.
The upkeep and maintenance of the roads themselves, however, is still the responsibility of the property owners who reside on the roadway. The town of Moultonborough plows snow from private roads only to provide emergency access. We do not plow roads that represent hazards to personnel and equipment. This applies equally to Town crews and equipment as well as contractors hired by the Town for that purpose.
As you look at your road, please consider the need to operate large equipment (fire and rescue equipment, town plows, etc.) on your road. The items that the Town of Moultonborough requires for us to continue plowing operations on private roads is as follows:
- Trees, limbs, and brush shall be cut back at least 5 feet on either side of the travelled way
- Trees shall be trimmed so that there is at least 14 feet of overhead clearance above travelled way
- Eliminate stumps, and rocks over 6 inches, in roadway and within the 5-foot shoulders
- Roads shall be graded for proper drainage to ditch lines, and eliminate potholes
All of these requirements must be met before the start of the winter maintenance season or all plowing operations on the road in question will have to be suspended until the issues have been addressed and corrected. (You can also find a copy of our Winter Maintenance Policy on the Highway Departments website.)
For more information, please visit. https://moultonboroughnh.gov/DocumentCenter/View/2178/Emergency-Lanes
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