here is how it looked in sunnier times.

Last night the plows and dump trucks did a great job clearing curb-to-curb on Essex St. Traffic now moves freely, and there is ample free parking. Unfortunately, a fair amount of the snow and ice removed from the street was thrown onto the sidewalks that had been cleared by the homeowners. It took the form of blocks of ice and snow that have made the sidewalks impassable. There are plenty of blockages up and down Essex St, and I have attached an example.
I understand that there is a law making it the homeowner's duty to clear the sidewalks, but, when the homeowner has done that duty, it seems unfair to throw road snow onto the cleared sidewalk and leave it to the homeowner's tired back. It is also unfair to pedestrians who now have to walk in the street to avoid the blockages.
The city has done a great job clearing Essex St, and I don't want to detract from that, but could some effort be made to consider sidewalks, crosswalks, hydrants, and the tired homeowners' backs?

If it is illegal to shovel the snow from you walk into the street it should also be illegal for the city to move it from the street to the walk.

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Thank you. Street clearing has cleared some of the top of the mountain and I have been doing a bit to reduce it. Unfortunately, cars are now parking illegally at the hydrant because they can't see it. This is dangerous, and it makes it very difficult to dig out the hydrant.

The generic response is, don't use this site for police issues, call the police directly for illegal parking complaints.

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