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Written by Charles Allen | |
Thursday, 11 February 2010 | |
Plowing Streets - Call 311 to report the block needing a plow or salt.
Readers have left 5 comments. (1) Untitled 2010-02-12 10:23:59 How many fines have been issued for sidewalks that remain un-shoveled? Absolutely ridiculous that there are still sidewalks that aren’t passable. This forces pedestrians into the streets which are already narrow and barely passable. No one is going to take the sidewalk clearing seriously unless you dole out some fines. Failure to issue fines directly reflects on you Tommy Wells!
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' title='Click to send email'> ![]() (2) Untitled 2010-02-12 10:44:01 You're right; clearing the sidewalks is a very serious issue. And in relation to fines, we put up a post earlier on this issue. Under current DC law, there are no fines for not shoveling the sidewalks. The city's only recourse is to sue the property owner. Not surprisingly, that doesn't happen very often. Tommy has introduced legislation specifically to change the law so that the city can give a citation and fine when the sidewalk isn't cleared. He and Mary Cheh introduced the bill in December. Unfortunately, a hearing still hasn't been scheduled on the bill. Here's a link with more information: http://www.tommywells.org/content/view/846/30/. Written by Charles Allen () (3) Untitled 2010-02-12 13:26:14 Ok, so you're saying there is nothing you can do about it and you hope I don't break my leg. Thanks for nothing. How about you contact the land owners and wake them up to the fact they are legally required to shovel the sidewalks? How many landowners have you contacted in the last week?? I've written emails and letters to 6. Written by Guest User () (4) Untitled 2010-02-12 13:31:08 Perhaps my response wasn't clear enough. Tommy is pushing to do exactly what you're asking for -- create fines for property owners that don't clear their sidewalks. If you could let us know what properties you're referencing, we'll be happy to do everything we can to ask them to clear the sidewalks. But until there's an enforceable law on the books --which is what Tommy is pushing for -- the city doesn't have very many enforcement options. Written by Charles Allen () (5) Untitled 2010-02-12 16:06:42 Kelly, Great point! We contacted the federal National Park Service a couple of days ago. They have yet to send the plows for the sidewalks around the parks they control (outside of the Mall). We're reaching out to Congresswoman Norton as well to help put some pressure on NPS to take care of their sidewalks. Written by Charles Allen () |
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