[Added 5-20-2010 by Ord. No. 296]
Whenever the Board of Commissioners of Lower Pottsgrove Township deems it necessary to have sidewalks and/or curbs installed, constructed, reconstructed, repaired or cleared of objects or obstruction, the Board or its authorized representatives shall give 30 days' written notice to the owner or owners of real estate abutting on any street within said Township to perform the required work. Upon the failure of said owner or owners of real estate to comply with the provisions of said notice and to do the said work required therein, the Township may, at the discretion of the Board of Commissioners, perform such work, and the cost and expense thereof is hereby levied and authorized to be levied upon the owner or owners of the real estate, and the same is hereby authorized to be collected from such owners as provided by law. Upon completion of any such work, the Township shall immediately ascertain the exact costs thereof and compute the amount for which the respective owner or owners of property are liable according to law. The Township Secretary shall thereafter immediately cause 30 days' written notice of the assessment to be given to each property owner assessed. The notice may be served on the property owner by leaving the same at his place of residence or, if he has no residence in the Township, then by posting the same on the premises and mailing a copy thereof to the owner at his last known address. If any assessment shall remain unpaid at the expiration of the notice, the Township Solicitor is authorized to proceed to collect the same, with interest from 30 days after the completion of the work, plus attorney's fees and costs, by action of assumpsit or by a lien to be filed and collected in the same manner as municipal claims. In a case where the Township performed the repairs or removed the objects or obstruction, it shall add a penalty of 10% to the costs it incurred, together with all other costs and fees as set forth above.