On Tue, 5 Apr 2016 09:25:38 -0500, "Ryan P."
wrote:

On 4/5/2016 8:20 AM, True North wrote:
Got home and had to shovel the front steps and spread rock salt on the city sidewalk in front of my house. Yes...this is the service we are forced to pay extra for since 2013-2014.

Did your city used to clear your sidewalks?

I'm amazed... As far as I can remember, my city has never cleared
sidewalks in front of private property.

Unless the property owner refused to, then they would, and then they
would also send the owner a hefty bill for the service. (It takes a
three man union crew to clear 50 feet of sidewalk).


We always cleared our own sidewalk in DC but if we didn't, it didn't
get cleared
I think you would have trouble getting me to pay the bill for clearing
city property. I cut the grass in the right of way in front of the
house but I know I can get DOT to do it if I call. They do drive
around the neighborhood now and then with a bush hog on a tractor and
cut the first 10 feet or so of the vacant lots if nobody cuts it.