Anyone know about private ways?

[glitterbec.livejournal.com]

I live on a private way in the Davis Square area & am looking for some answers about plowing. My street is a bit of a hill & the ice makes it impossible for my little car to get to my driveway...forcing me to take up a street parking spot that someone else could have.

Do private ways ever get plowed?

I tried finding answers on the Somerville website, but found nothing. Thanks for any information!

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[jamiesquared.livejournal.com]

I was wondering if there is anyone I can complain to about my neighbor.

I totally understand right now there is a ton of ice everywhere. However my neighbor is a lazy asshole. On Thursday he never shoveled. Friday never shoveled. Saturday never shoveled. Sunday came and went...while my entire road was shoveling he was not. Obviously it all froze. Now his entire driveway is a ice skating rink and he still has not salted anything. Not my problem. However, since Sunday afternoon he has been trying to get in and out of his driveway for hours. During the day I dont mind so much, I just laugh. Yesterday morning..before the sun was even out he was there racing the engine, spinning his tires for over a half an hour. This morning...the same exact issue/noise.

I cant handle the noise so early. I think Im also bothered because he brought this on himself. My other neighbor is mad as well but neither of us feel comfortable telling him. Any ideas? Do I just hope all the ice melts soon?

Sacco's Bowl Haven in Davis May be closing soon

[seltzer92.livejournal.com]

http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/12/16/after_68_years_last_candlepin_may_fall/

i like going to this bowling alley. it feels like stepping into a time warp...

Fake street sweeping cancellation call?

[nomirena.livejournal.com]

I heard there was street sweeping this morning in Somerville. What the? Wasn't it canceled for the rest of the season according to that phonecall yesterday? Fortunately I wasn't on the wrong side of the street, but I'm sure some people got screwed by this. This is SO somerville... Any information on this?

Snow/Parking Update

[tomchampion.livejournal.com]

We just sent this out via Connect CTY:

While the city has NOT declared a snow emergency, the DPW is continuing to salt and sand roads and to remove snow at major intersections and city squares. Despite parking scarcity, residents must NOT park within twenty feet of intersections, obstruct the street, block hydrants or handicapped spaces, or violate resident permit parking. Residents and businesses are also reminded that they are REQUIRED to remove snow and ice from their sidewalks and to put down sand to improve traction. If you do not have access to sand, you may receive a free supply by bringing an empty container of five gallons or less to the DPW yard at 1 Franey Road. To further assist residents, the city will continue to provide overnight parking from 5 p.m. to 7 a.m. in designated city and school lots through and including Thursday night. Residents currently in legal curbside spaces have until Thursday morning at 8 a.m. to dig out and move their cars before the city resumes ticketing for parking over 48 hours. Thank you for assisting the city in clearing our roadways. If you need additional information, please visit the city’s website or call 311.

Just so LJ folks know, I have since learned that some 48-hour rule tickets may have been issued by the police . This isn't their fault -- they were authorized to do it -- but anyone who has received a 48-hour violation in the past 12 hours should call 311 right away. They should also PLEASE move their vehicles as soon as humanly possible -- we'll start enforcing on Thursday at 8 a.m., but earlier compliance would be very helpful.

PS Thanks to knowledgeable LJers schpahky and mamajoan for clarifying that the city will continue to street-sweep as and where we are able (we do tht all winter), but we won't be ticketing.
Tags: local government, parking, snow emergency


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Snow/Ice Removal Services

[plumtreeblossom.livejournal.com]

Our household just can't keep up with this crap this anymore, and our out-of-state landlord is letting us outsource the snow removal and possibly salting/sanding. Does anyone else hire a commercial service for this? Or alternately, a person with a snow blower who wants to earn some money? We can do the salting ourselves if need be. The online Yellow Pages lists 63 services that do this in Somerville. Any that you can personally recommend?

How to request a bus shelter?

[mamajoan.livejournal.com]

Does anyone know whether there is a process by which one can request a shelter to be erected at a particular bus stop? Is this something one would do through the city, or through the MBTA? I could not find any specific info on this topic at mbta.com.

Possibly this would be a futile exercise, but I'd like to give it a try anyway. In case anyone cares, the bus stop in question is at the corner of Highland Ave and Central Street, on what I guess you'd call the northwest corner, next to the Dunkin' Donuts parking lot. There's no shelter at that bus stop whatsoever, and it is not a fun place to stand when the weather is cold and/or wet. Like, uh, say, this morning when I waited almost half an hour for the 88.

Also, whose bright idea was it to make all the bus-stop benches out of metal, so that anyone dumb enough to sit on such a bench in cold weather will almost literally freeze their butt off? You don't have to answer this one; it's rhetorical. ;)

Somerville Recipe Club

[sharka6.livejournal.com]

Hi, I am moving to Somerville in January and am very interested in starting a Recipe Club!  Ok, now it sounds a little silly, but it's actually a lot of fun, especially if you get into it.  

Once a month we’d meet and eat at a different host’s house. Each member brings their delectable dish and copies of their recipe that goes along with the month’s theme.  Everyone leaves happy, full and with new recipes- what more could you ask for?

I'm proposing that the group start meeting/eating at the end of January/beginning of February.  I hope that there is some interest out there!

Parking on NYE/ New Years Day?

[desiringsubject.livejournal.com]

Is parking in Somerville on New Years Day like a weekday or like a Sunday? I can't find the info on the Somerville site.