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[mogwaikisses.livejournal.com]

Ok, snow confuses me. I have read the tagged posts -- someone complained that someone else didn't shovel / ice the sidewalk in front of their house, and they hurt themselves.

Who is responsible for that task? I rent in an 8-unit apartment building. Am I supposed to do that, since I'm on the first floor? Is there one designated resident to do that? Does the landlord bear the responsibility?

If I AM supposed to do it, where do I get salt? And what do you do, just sprinkle it all around?

I noticed a big blue barrel at the corner with sand in it. Can I use that, or is that a private barrel? It is right on the sidewalk on the street corner.

Also, what if there is a snow emergency declared, and it is street sweeping day on the odd side of the street? Does that mean you just can't park anywhere? I hear it is going to snow like mad Friday, and Friday is stupid street sweeping day.

I know I sound like a complete idiot, but seriously, there's no snow in Texas! At least, not like this...

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[hiddenbear.livejournal.com]

I remember the $25.00 fine from last year. Somerville 311 was under the impression that the fine increased with each successive fine for a given property. However, after they looked into it more, it turns out that it does not increase.

This makes it economically preferable for landlords to simply pay the fine than hire a snow removal company.

I plan on contacting my alderman about this, and I hope that others do as well. I'm upset with myself for letting the ball drop on this after finding out about it last year.