Reprint of Nov. 29, 2006
By Vernon Daily Courier staff http://www.dailycourier.ca/
It was a matter of inches. City council debated how deep the snow would have to be before staff started helping with the clearing of sidewalks at Monday's meeting. A staff proposal called for the city to come to the aid of resident snow shovelers only during major storm events.A major storm was defined as snow depth of two inches, or about half-an-inch taller than a ping pong ball."I have trouble equating two inches with a major storm," said Coun. Pat Cochrane. "Two inches is basically a skiff of snow." Council finally settled on six inches as a major storm event and the point at which the city would help citizens clear their sidewalks.Failure to remove snow and ice from a sidewalk includes a fine of $50 per
infraction.Operation services manager Shirley Koenig had presented a report on snow clearing at the meeting. The report was launched after a resident complained it was unfair that residents with sidewalks were forced to do extra shoveling while those without sidewalks had no such obligation.The report recommended that the city purchase two pre-owned snow clearing machines for $60,000 and give residents a hand during major storm events of 50 millimetres or two inches.
By Vernon Daily Courier staff http://www.dailycourier.ca/
It was a matter of inches. City council debated how deep the snow would have to be before staff started helping with the clearing of sidewalks at Monday's meeting. A staff proposal called for the city to come to the aid of resident snow shovelers only during major storm events.A major storm was defined as snow depth of two inches, or about half-an-inch taller than a ping pong ball."I have trouble equating two inches with a major storm," said Coun. Pat Cochrane. "Two inches is basically a skiff of snow." Council finally settled on six inches as a major storm event and the point at which the city would help citizens clear their sidewalks.Failure to remove snow and ice from a sidewalk includes a fine of $50 per
infraction.Operation services manager Shirley Koenig had presented a report on snow clearing at the meeting. The report was launched after a resident complained it was unfair that residents with sidewalks were forced to do extra shoveling while those without sidewalks had no such obligation.The report recommended that the city purchase two pre-owned snow clearing machines for $60,000 and give residents a hand during major storm events of 50 millimetres or two inches.
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