Camden County Reminds Residents of Snow Removal Program Ahead of Weekend Blizzard

Camden County officials are reminding residents that it offers assistance to senior citizens and disabled residents who are unable to remove significant amounts of snow accumulation from their properties ahead of a potential blizzard that is expected to hit New Jersey this weekend.

“The snow removal program is available to help seniors and disabled individuals get out of their homes for necessities such as prescriptions or medical appointments,” Camden County Freeholder Jonathan Young, liaison to the Camden County Department of Corrections, said. “The program uses Camden County Jail inmates who are carefully screened, non-violent offenders who are guarded at all times on the job site by corrections officers.”

The Snow Removal Program will go into effect only after four inches of snow has fallen on the ground, and calls for snow removal will not be taken until after it has stopped snowing.

At-risk senior and disabled residents can contact the Camden County Office of Emergency Management at 856-783-4808 ext. 5060, from 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. to request snow removal.

Crews will respond to calls in the order they are received and will service as many residents as possible each day.

However, work crews will be dispatched only after it has stopped snowing, and the crews will remove snow only during daylight hours, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Senior and disabled residents must call after each substantial snowfall to request this service.

The Department of Corrections will supply the needed equipment. The program does not supply salt or ice-melting chemicals, but crews will dispense them if supplied by residents. Contact and conversation between the inmates and the public are prohibited. Gratuities and gifts or money, food, drink or any other item is strictly prohibited.

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