[Amended 10-10-2025 by L.L. No. 8-2025]
No civil action shall be maintained against the Village of Quogue or its employees for damages or injuries to person or property sustained by reason of any street, highway, bridge or culvert being defective, out of repair, unsafe, dangerous or obstructed unless written notice of such defective, unsafe, dangerous or obstructed condition of such street, highway, bridge or culvert was actually given to the Village Clerk and there was a failure or neglect within a reasonable time after the giving of such notice to repair or remove the defect, danger or obstruction complained of; and no such action shall be maintained for damages or injuries to person or property sustained solely in consequence of the existence of snow or ice upon any highway, bridge or culvert unless written notice thereof, specifying the particular place, was actually given to the Village Clerk and there was a failure or neglect to cause such snow or ice to be removed or to make the place otherwise reasonably safe within a reasonable time after the receipt of such notice. Notice of defect submitted via electronic mail, the Village’s website, any service, website or application the Village uses to allow the public to communicate or submit reports or service requests to the Village, comments on a social media page maintained by the Village, or any other electronic means does not satisfy the process and procedure for submitting written notices of defect required by this section.