General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours

[danbrotherston]

Oh, sure. But is that news? How many of the property owners that do not clear their sidewalks are actually unable to do so, either for financial or medical reasons? Not very many, I suspect.

So, I really don't see the connection between the homeless camp on private property, snow clearing and the frustration with the city and the region.

Enforcement maybe? If fines aren't enough to get the property owner to do something, then maybe the city/region should have to power to clear it themselves and bill the owner?

I don't know, but I understand the frustration. That property is by far the worst place I've come across in the winter. Even the most negligent owners tend to clear their property a handful of times each winter (or at least, aren't located in a place where many people walk, like next to a train station). But this property doesn't get cleared a single time all year and is usually 2 inches of ice all winter.

They do, but this policy is basically toothless and ineffective. I could rant about this forever, but I'm going to agree, what you are pointing out is the priorities set by there region and city, which align with the actions of the property owner.

Not clearing sidewalks is taken far less seriously than private property rights.