12-01-2016, 03:00 PM
(12-01-2016, 02:49 PM)ijmorlan Wrote: Why do you think that? By opting out you get back maybe one fine payment on your taxes, if that, and in return you’re responsible for clearing after every snowfall and subject yourself to liability to fines for failing. Certainly nobody who pays a snow-clearing company is going to opt out — there is no way the snow clearing company is doing it for less than the opt-out amount.
I’m not saying it would be the rational decision, but I do think many people would check the box to get $26 (or however much), to just keep on doing what they’ve been doing. Some of these would do a diligent job, but by their not participating the logic of the city to do it is undermined.
It probably has to be all or nothing. No opt out. Too bad, though. I would like to have the money back that the City spends maintaining the road in front of my house. I’d do a good enough job maintaining it.
[Just in case: the last part was a joke.]