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ANC Seeks Your Opinion On Sidewalk Snow Removal

Submitted by on November 12, 2010 – 4:15 pmNo Comment

Agassiz Neighborhood Council needs your help! Come to our next council meeting on Wednesday, November 17 at 7:30 PM (Maud Morgan Arts Center, 20A Sacramento Street) to discuss the possible actions ANC should take to keep sidewalks passable for all residents.

Should ANC:

  1. Ask the city to clear ALL sidewalks, and get an estimate of the effect this will have on the tax rate?
  2. Ask the city to only clear major streets’ sidewalks and corners?

Also , ANC seeks volunteers to help research how comparable cities handle snow removal on sidewalks.  To volunteer, email psinclair@agassiz.org or call (617) 349-6287 x10.

At the meeting, discuss which of the existing clearing methods you support:

  • Individual property owners clear sidewalks
  • “Adopt a Sidewalk” and “Adopt a Corner”
  • Street residents organize to purchase snow blower and hire worker
  • Community arranges for a group discount (i.e. ABC’s Living Well Network Snow Removal Program)
  • Individual owners hire contractor or students
  • If elderly, disabled, or handicapped – can request that the city clear show (call Cambridge Council on Aging at (617) 349-6220)
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