tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29774939.post4450657951564961203..comments2023-07-20T10:16:46.141-04:00Comments on TheGreenMiles.com: Snow Removal Rule Melts Memories, Makes MeteorologistsTheGreenMileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15774630689123316690noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29774939.post-57656432854521128452010-03-15T19:38:13.862-04:002010-03-15T19:38:13.862-04:00I agree that we should definitely expand this rule...I agree that we should definitely expand this rule to include residential property in Arlington. <br /><br />Further, I don't understand the Chamber's response on this. <br /><br /><i>“The vast majority of Arlington business and commercial property owners performed exceptionally well,” the letter to Fisette said.</i><br /><br />If the businesses cleared their snow, what is the problem with this resolution. They won't get fined. It is only those businesses that were delinquent that will get fined.<br /><br />It is sad that a county that prides itself on being walker friendly can only get 3 of 5 Board Members to support a resolution like this.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10986931897634174726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29774939.post-44367882346579886162010-03-15T09:39:26.016-04:002010-03-15T09:39:26.016-04:00For many (the majority?) of Arlingtonians, a snow ...For many (the majority?) of Arlingtonians, a snow removal requirement limited to zoned commercial districts is meaningless. How do we think that people get to the zoned commercial districts? It is in part by walking through a residential area first ...<br /><br />Safe walking access to Metro bus stops, school bus stops, schools (including pre-schools in churches and other community centers) requires that sidewalks in residential areas be cleared.<br /><br />In fact, targeting only business interests for this ordinance contributes to a simplistic but pervasive "blame business" attitude in this country. We all should take responsibility for clearing snow ...Chris Duckworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15569502792071232013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29774939.post-71412666245829789082010-03-15T09:31:14.374-04:002010-03-15T09:31:14.374-04:00"Barbara Favola said the temporary rule wasn&..."Barbara Favola said the temporary rule wasn't needed because we won't get any significant snow in the next 60 days. But that's a roll of the dice -- for just one recent example, Arlington got about 9" of snow on March 9, 1999."<br /><br />That's nothing: in 1993, on about THIS date --- a few days after 9 March --- we had a major snowfall, more than 18" here in PWC, and doubtless more in Arlington.James Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15983017193858666436noreply@blogger.com