Sidewalk Shoveling Requirement For Waltham?
The recent snowstorm left a lot of snow on city sidewalks and some residents did not clear the portions in front of their homes.
With the recent snowstorm dumping a heap of snow on the city's sidewalks, some Waltham Patch users have suggested an ordinance that requires residents to clear their sidewalks. Currently, the city does not have such an ordinance. Main Street property owners, however, are required to clear their sidewalks within 24 hours of snowfall ceasing. That regulation applies to both sides of the street from Prospect Hill Road to Linden Street. Newton is currently considering extending a two-year trial period that requires all property owners to clear snow from their sidewalk within 30 hoursof the snow falling. TELL US: Should Waltham adopt an ordinance to require property owners to shovel their sidewalks? Leave your thoughts in the comment box below…
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TheHam
1:58 pm on Friday, February 22, 2013
All I know is my street is filled with illegals, which has gone from being my worst nightmare to a savior. NO COPS, EVER! It's because they can't enforce the laws, they don't bother even driving down the street. It's not illegal to be illegal or do illegal things in MA anymore.....shoveling a sidewalk is laughable at this point considering enforcement of laws are pretty much non existent. All I … more ›