$150 fines for not shoveling your sidewalk within 12 hours...

[kalimba21.livejournal.com]

According to the Somerville Journal, the next thing the city is trying to get approved is a standard $150 first offense fine for non shoveling within 12 hours of a storm, 4 hours for businesses. This is up from $25 and 12 hours for both residents and businesses. Repeat offense will be $300. Probably the biggest part of this is they are looking to have it enforced by the people who write the parking tickets, currently it is the city's Inspectional Services dept. who write the tickets.

Comments

[vibrantabyss.livejournal.com]

I'd like to see what happens if you have a service who fails to get there in time. Betting a real contract would cause them to eat the fine, but under-the-table folk would be invisible and the homeowner would have to eat it.

[magg1es.livejournal.com]

If I were getting paid under the table to shovel sidewalks, I sure as hell wouldn't risk not getting the customer again next time.