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While it would be a great added value, I have to agree with Brian that it is not in the foreseeable future. Rumors of cuts between 50-90 people, and other budget problems.
What I would be happy with is to see the city enforce backyard pickup as it makes the roads as impassable as what you are saying is happening with snow.
Turns nice streets into ghetto streets.
Let's get what they are suposed to be doing right befre we move to other items.
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Jim O'Bryan
Lakewood Resident
"The very act of observing disturbs the system." Werner Heisenberg
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I often clean the sidewalk in front of my neighbors house on both sides, and have been doing it for years. If we get enough snow, I'll use the snow blower in their driveway. This is what good neighbors do for each other.
All of these leaf/snow blowers might make your life easier, but they are creating noise pollution and increase carbon emissions. We rake and bag our leaves since you can't count on the City - and use a shovel to clear the drive and walk. This isn't Chardon - snowfall is not that bad on this side of town.
what happens to a dream deferred .......
maybe it just sags like a heavy load
or does it explode ?
- Langston Hughes
David Scott wrote:All of these leaf/snow blowers might make your life easier, but they are creating noise pollution and increase carbon emissions. We rake and bag our leaves since you can't count on the City - and use a shovel to clear the drive and walk. This isn't Chardon - snowfall is not that bad on this side of town.
It's bad enough. Sorry, but we're going to keep using our blowers. I'll take Al Gore's stand and buy some extra carbon units so that I can use more than the average person and make people believe that it is actually helping when it's not doing a damn thing.
I'm glad you cited that article from the PD, Tim. Lakewood has so much potential, to attract people who want things in walking proximity. . .it's one of the reasons we live where we do.
The City or School District does own one of those mysterious sidewalk snowplow machines. . .it clears the walk near the BOE during the winter. I think I may have seen it at Grant.
I do wish walkers were more of a priority. With the school planning meetings several years ago, it was important to the community and BOE that we remain a Walking School District. Yet the reality is quite different. Most people drive, and the first bit of inclement weather sends people scurrying into their cars.
My one concern in the winter is safety. Walking along Franklin to get to Grant is a challenge anytime but especially during winter.
People whose property runs into Franklin tend to not shovel the sidewalk which runs parallel to the road. There is already such a small area between the street and sidewalk. About six weeks ago a car somehow managed to drive up over the sidewalk and onto someone's yard. This meant going over a sandstone terrace built up a good 12". Glad we were running behind that day!
It's extremely hazardous in the winter. The "wake" of snow produced by plows ends up on the sidewalk, making for uneven footing and slippery surfaces as temperatures drop. This route should be greater priority for clearing given the foot traffic it receives by students of all ages.
And yet despite the hazards, I refuse to drive my kids .5 mile to get to school. As I tell them, "gas is expensive, and your legs work just fine."
I have to agree with Christina regarding the conditions of the sidewalks on main streets. We walk down Hilliard towards Warren everyday and in the winter the walks rarely get shoveled. The tree lawns are small and cars fly at pretty high speeds. Last year we even took to doing the sidewalks ourselves to give the kids a safe passage way. We walk the .4 miles to school. We bundle up. It's great exercise and I enjoy the time I get to spend talking to my children. The benefit of living in a community like Lakewood is how accessible things are, it really help when the sidewalks are as passable as the streets.
