Can 'Adopt-a-Road' groups help with shoveling sidewalks?
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Anonymous
| If a group has adopted a road, can't they assist with shoveling sidewalks so kids can safely walk to school and to bus stops? |
Anonymous
| Anyone is free to go shovel the snow. Get to it. |
Anonymous
After you |
Anonymous
I'm not the one complaining about it. |
Anonymous
+1000 OP, you're also welcome to adopt a road and sidewalk all by yourself. It's free. |
Anonymous
| Why don’t you call the group that adopted the road you’re concerned about and ask them? Posting a vague question here won’t do anything. |
Anonymous
No one cares about kids OP. They really don't. It's personal responsibility and parental responsibility until it comes to their safety, of course then its community and what do I pay taxes for outrage. Cant raise taxes to ensure we have a functioning society for all persons. Cant shovel the sidewalks because incapable/lazy/etc. Cant pay for it because of reason a-z. The city and county personnel are unable because they are clearing all lanes so people can drive safely to and from their driveways (which is somehow always shoveled even if their sidewalks aren't) to their workplace and/or businesses that they expect to be shoveled so they dont fall. And if they do, they sue. I will also add the adopt a road is a sham. When have you seen picked up roads in this area? |
Anonymous
| Can we get a hashtag for those that can't shovel but want to support shoveling? |
Anonymous
Sure can....Can we get a hashtag for those who can shovel their driveways but not the sidewalks on their property? |
Anonymous
Kids are walking on the road to and from school. If they try walking on the freezing rain sidewalk and if something happens, sue them. |
Anonymous
Who said anything about trying to adopt a road and sidewalk? 
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Anonymous
Uh, OP? |
Anonymous
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The sidewalks I see have turned to snowcrete. Especially if the road plows piled three more feet of snow and ice on the adjacent walks. You need real machinery to remove what's there. A groups of folks with regular shovels won't cut it. I've been chipping away at my husband's car for a week, now. It's solid, and has already broken one shovel.
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Anonymous
You just need a metal garden shovel or spade. |
Anonymous
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For my lot in Fairfax County, the survey very clearly shows that the land starting from the curb and including all of the sidewalk belong to VDOT. It is NOT my sidewalk. It is NOT the case that the sidewalk is an easement on my land.
Separately, there is no law, ordinance, or rule in Fairfax County saying I need to clear any sidewalk. It simply is not my responsibility. Further, that sidewalk is disconnected. Even if it were clear, one could not walk to any bus stop or even to the next street via that sidewalk. Last, I have a heart condition that an ordinary observer is unlikely to discern. Doctor's instructions are to avoid all forms of heavy labor. People need to relax about sidewalks. |