Sidewalk Snow-Clearing Requirement Proposed for Waltham
The issue will be discussed at the March 4 City Council meeting.
In the wake of the recent blizzard, City Councillor Gary Marchese has proposed an ordinance that would require residents to clear snow and ice from their sidewalks. “It is, I think, an important issue that all the councillors should debate and determine whether we need an ordinance,” Marchese said during the Monday, Feb. 25, City Council meeting. The Committee of the Whole will discuss the idea at its Monday, March 4, meeting at City Hall. The meeting starts at 8 p.m. Currently, the city requires property owners on Main Street to clear their sidewalks within 24 hours of the last snowfall. That regulation applies to both sides of the street from Prospect Hill Road to Linden Street. Marchese's idea emerged after Waltham Patch readers and …
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David C
7:33 pm on Friday, March 1, 2013
Breaking News! Lets do a comparison. The City of Newton has 2 fully staffed DPW Yards and almost half a dozen satellite yards. Included are 98 full time employees and 81 pieces of equipment. Snow equipment! Thats not counting the machinery they have for other projects and seasons. ie: Bucket trucks for tree work, gradall's, mini excavators, that sort of stuff. They also hire "92" separate pieces … more ›