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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm not a DC resident, so I could be wrong, but in Maryland, sidewalks are the responsibility of the property owners -- not the city or the state govt.

So if they're sidewalks are dusted to perfection, it's probably because those business and property owners paid out of pocket to have that done.  I don't think the city does that.

Am I wrong?  And DC residents?  I'm curious because I work in DC, and I was wondering what to expect as far as sidewalks are concerned.  I figured it would be a mixed bag because it is up to property owners.

What the city can do is fine heavily property owners that don't clear their sidewalks.  But I can't see how that would logistically happen immediately after a storm (i.e., I can't imagine the city sending out code people to issue citations on the Monday after a blizzard).[/quote]

SIDEWALKS are a MINOR point. Who cares about the sidewalks.

The problem is nearly every residential street in Wards 1 is burried under two feet of snow.

And, yes, Ward 1 home owners have shovelled our sidewalks, but we have not seen a city snow vehicle since 12 noon on Friday, when they dropped a small patch of salt on our street and left.

DC is a very small city and yet, only a mile and a half from the seat of gov't of teh wealthiest country in the world, people cannot go to work and kids cannot get to school because there are no city services removing snow from the street[/quote]

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