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John H.[_5_]

On Thu, 19 Mar 2015 00:38:01 -0400, wrote:

On Wed, 18 Mar 2015 15:30:16 -0400, John H.
wrote:

On Tue, 17 Mar 2015 19:17:57 -0700 (PDT), True North wrote:

Received a foot or so of snow Sunday and it's snowing now with another 10 inches or so and maybe more on Saturday.
Sidewalks are in desperate shape and most secondary streets narrowed to one lane.
Now one clown city councilor is on tv suggesting we should all get out and not only shovel our sidewalks, but also help neighbours do same. This is one of the jackass councilors who voted last year to add an extra charge on our city taxes and have a private company do all the sidewalk cleaning. We, the taxpayers, had no say in the change. I know where I'd like to place my shovel.

The councilman is correct. Are there kids in your neighborhood who have to walk to
school or catch a bus? Should they be forced to walk in the streets? Are there
disabled who need to use a sidewalk? Should people be forced to walk there dogs on
one lane roads? Some thoughts from our county:

As a community, we need to come together and take our snow and shovel it!

Help keep sidewalks, bus stops and fire hydrants clear of snow.

The county and state do not clear snow from public sidewalks or trails.

Do your part to keep your neighborhood safe for emergency personnel, pedestrians and
cyclists.

Develop a plan with neighbors to help those who can't remove snow.

Makes good sense.

When I lived in places with sidewalks, DC and close in PG county there
was an ordinance that you had to shovel the sidewalk in front of your
house. I am not sure I ever saw anyone getting in trouble for not
doing it but it was the law. Most people either did it themselves, had
a kid do it or a neighbor pitched in and did it. These were small city
lots so it was not a lot of sidewalk to clear.
When I got farther in the country, there were no sidewalks and it was
a moot point.

I had thought there was a 24-hr law in Fairfax County. Turned out there isn't. It's
just courtesy and respect for the safety of others. Some homeowners' associations
mandate sidewalk snow removal. When we were in the townhouse we had 24 hours, or the
association's 'hired thugs with shovels' would do the job. Then the association would
bill the homeowner the $10.
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