You shovel your driveway. Take the extra 10 minutes to shovel the sidewalk. We live in Wisconsin, so it shouldn't be a surprise that you'll have to shovel. If you know someone is disabled or elderly, offer a helping hand. We could all use a little more exercise, especially in the winter!

sandman- I agree.

TALKTALKTALKTALK (whine)...Shovel your sidewalks (or figure out how to get it done). A lot of people still walk and shouldn't have to be forced out into the street to do so.

Don't want to, don't have time, or can't figure out how to get it done? Then maybe you should move to an apartment, or Florida--I'm sure there's a section 8 handout program out there that's got your name all over it, sluggo!

Buy a home/property with a sidewalk...........SHOVEL IT ot SELL IT. Geez........Real tough..........

Really back in my day (84Years ago) we did not worry about such trival matters. We did not have all these do gooders then, And especially we did not have Govt telling us what to do. Yes things were much simplier then, and I can not help but feel sorry for all you youngsters. you dont realize the freedoms you have lost. Ah yes the good old days. Happy shoveling.

And before all of you who actually do shovel start complaining....you could be one of those "seasonal workers" and get a credit on your taxes if you took care of your own sidewalk.

Let's make sidewalk clearing part of the city services just like trash pickup and snow plowing.
Tax dollars should pay for it and we should hire seasonal (unemployed) workers to do the work.

No, the city did not make the right move.This will hurt those (Elderly, Less than Healthy types and those working two jobs) who are least able to afford. Wouldn't be better if community groups could identify those in need and offer services. How about a call to the homeless centers/ unemployment offices to find some able types to help out others in need. Instead of calling a complaint to the city, try asking your neighbor if there is a reason for the unshoveled walk. If it's pure laziness. maybe they might get the message. Where I live on the east side it is very common to see neighbors helping out neighbors with snow blowing and shovelling.I am not in favor of the "City" just doing it and sending out the bill.

I don't have (yet) a sidewalk, nor do I want one. It might be impossible for me to clear a sidewalk in time since I work 12 hour shifts, and if travel time is considered, it'd be way more than 12 hours. And my wife is handicapped.

Did the council provide guidlines as to what exactly constitutes a clean sidewalk? Or is this going to be based on someone's opinion of whether or not the sidewalk is shoveled correctly?

Since the city does not require a sidewalk to be present at every residence I don't feel they have the right to require me to do anything with mine!! Why should I have to shovel, or pay anybody to, when there are homes in other areas of town that don't have that same inconvenience? I think before they consider dolling out fines for not clearing sidewalks they should revisit the issue of requiring every resident to have a sidewalk!! I have a sidewalk, but not choice…

Having said that; I live on a side street and I shovel my sidewalk way, way better than the city plows my street - so if they are requiring residents to be down to cement 48 hours after a storm shouldn't they (the City) be required to do the same with my street? As of today, my street still is not down to cement!

Let's wait and see if there's any change. Maybe it's just me, but where I live I feel I need to clear the snow immediately so my neighbors don't think I'm a lazy slob (which I am) and start talking behind my back (which I'm pretty sure they do anyway). Luckily, we don't have sidewalks (yet).