The wrong symbol
Just driven back from Strathy Rd and the Town is busy clearing snow from the intersections on the West side. The question is - since when have we cleared snow, on sidewalks that abut private property? This little tractor had not only cleared the intersections into a parking lot but ploughed the snow on a sidewalk connecting the lights at the MoneyMart building and the entrance into Walmart and the entrance of the parking lot into the Bulk Barn. This sidewalk runs along land owned by somebody that wants Loblaws on that spot for their future store. Are Loblaws?property owners going to pay for this?
Clearing sidewalks which private owners should be doing is one thing the other is that this is a Department - Public Works that turned down the idea of clearing snow for Seniors. Some symbol of arrogance, some symbol of not caring and the wrong message entirely.
Of course I will be pleased to eat every word of this post if the Town actually gets paid by Loblaws/property owners for doing this!
Clearing sidewalks which private owners should be doing is one thing the other is that this is a Department - Public Works that turned down the idea of clearing snow for Seniors. Some symbol of arrogance, some symbol of not caring and the wrong message entirely.
Of course I will be pleased to eat every word of this post if the Town actually gets paid by Loblaws/property owners for doing this!
1 comments:
That's interesting, because we live on a street where new townhouses have been under construction for over a year, and last year whoever owns it (Pulla has them listed now)never plowed the sidewalk in front of this section even once.
Neither did the Town, despite the fact that many people use our street to walk to and from the grocery store at the corner of Division Street. Lots of seniors with shopping buggies, parents with kids in strollers, that kind of traveller.
Seems to me if the Town wants to start being helpful to commercial tax payers, they need to consider the needs of all our pedestrians too, and be consistent about their policies.
Oh wait - maybe they don't have a policy other than to punish private citizens who can't shovel their own walks.
Maybe the Town's Accessibility Committee should get on this issue, preferably before spring time.
DJO
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