Wednesday, January 23, 2013
The trial ordinance, which was passed in March 2011, was initially supposed to last two years.
Hoping to gather more data and increase awareness among residents, the Newton Board of Aldermen Tuesday night voted in favor of extending the trial snow shoveling ordinance to Nov. 1, 2014. The current trial, which started on Nov. 1, 2011, was scheduled to end on Nov. 1, 2013. Approved by the Board of Aldermen in March 2011, the trial snow shoveling ordinance requires property owners to remove snow and ice from sidewalks abutting their property within 30 hours of a storm. During the trial, the city does not fine property owners for not shoveling, but may issue notices of non-compliance. The aldermen agreed that prior to the ordinance's November 2013 "sunset" date, the board would vote whether to continue the requirement and implement …
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Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Although Newton hasn't seen a large-scale snowstorm in a while, we want to know if your neighbors and the city are doing a good job shoveling and de-icing sidewalks.
When Newton Patch posted a story yesterday about the Newton aldermen considering an extension to the trial snow shoveling ordinance, we heard a few comments on the site and on Twitter about some, well, lackluster shoveling jobs in the city. Although last winter was very mild and this winter has been relatively quiet (so far), there have been a few storms since the Newton aldermen passed a trial snow shoveling ordinance in March 2011. The two-year trial snow shoveling ordinance requires property owners to remove snow and ice from sidewalks abutting their property within 30 hours of a storm. During the trial, which started on Nov. 1, 2011, the city does not fine property owners for not shoveling, but may issue notices of non-compliance. So…
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Monday, January 7, 2013
The full board passed the two-year trial in March 2012.
Newton's snow shoveling ordinance, an item that has been heavily contested in the city, will head back to the aldermen this week for further consideration. Both the Public Safety and Public Facilities committees will discuss this week an extension to the two-year "trial" snow shoveling ordinance. According to committee agendas, 15 aldermen have docketed an item that requests a one-year extension to the trial, which is scheduled to expire on Nov. 1, 2013. Approved by the Board of Aldermen in March 2011, the trial snow shoveling ordinance requires property owners to remove snow and ice from sidewalks abutting their property within 30 hours of a storm. During the trial, which started on Nov. 1, 2011, the city does not fine property owners …
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A Touch of Health Therapeutic Massage
3:11 pm on Wednesday, January 23, 2013
It seems pretty unfair that people can be fined for not shoveling, when the city plows many sidewalks, thus giving free shoveling to all of those people. Also, I believe that people with homes with dirt sidewalks, rather than concrete, do not have to shovel in front of their homes. Now, why is that? Why do people not get to have an off-street path on those streets? And my pet peeve ... for those … more ›