Almost half of city-owned sidewalk snowplows broke down during February snowstorms, says report
A new report shows only about 35 sidewalk plows on average were available at any given time, hampering snow clearing downtown ...
Sidewalk plow breakdowns and a blizzard of 311 calls. City hall debates winter storm response
Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow called the city's response to the biggest storm of this winter "a failure." On Thursday afternoon, ...
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Village residents turn out to comment on village’s new sidewalk maintenance code
A public hearing on a new code which clarifies the village’s sidewalk maintenance code turned out several residents who ...
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Sidewalk Clearing Discussion Continues
“We’ve had a rough winter,” Dolce said. “There’s been a lot of snow. They do the best job they can, and we know it’s difficult to get everyone plowing to get their sidewalks done. I know in certain ...
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Kalamazoo sees 371 sidewalk snow removal enforcements under new city policy
sending a city contractor to the area to plow the sidewalk. The property owner is then charged for the cost of the removal. PREVIOUS: Kalamazoo outlines new enforcement of sidewalk snow removal ...
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After winter of ice-caked sidewalks, Saint John staff ask for more snow-clearing money
Nine out of the city's 11 sidewalk plows are at least nine years ... and towing illegally parked cars that interfered with snow plowing. Normally, when the city plans to clear certain streets ...
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St. Paul carefully plowing Tuesday’s ‘concrete’ snow
“In this wet, heavy snow, if you drive the plow too fast it throws it up and onto the sidewalk.” Cars that don’t move out of the way of the plows can get stuck in the snowdrifts ...