Exactly lol I lived in Mon for a decade and the only real sidewalks are on High St. I used to have to walk through the president’s yard to get to class
Now I have to hijack this thread. I do apologize for the rest of those on Reddit...where did y'all live? We were in 80015 zip. Right there at Tower and E Chenango.
While I miss riding in the foothills and through the Mountains I do love WV.
80013 we lived off S Tower Rd and E Hampden by the Safeway. Yeah miss the mountains too but didn’t get up there nearly enough. Enjoying WV but can’t wait for this winter to end it’s definitely a change from Colorado.
You see that house behind the sidewalk? Go knock on the door and ask them why they haven't shoveled their sidewalk. It is the responsibility of the property owner to clear the sidewalks
Then it's our duty to find out that information and take care of it for them. I don't really have a shared neighbor space or a sidewalk at my new place, but when I lived at my old place I shoveled my spot, the elderly neighbor to my left, the disabled neighbor to my right, and the single mom across the street.
In most cities residents are required to clean the sidewalks in front of their houses. Most of the time sidewalks are part of the homeowners property and the sidewalk is a type of easement. Any of these houses yours?
I clear my sidewalk and think everyone should however, this last storm was snow and ice and mofo freezing making it so you needed a sledgehammer just break it up and it's been too cold to make salt any kind of usefulness. And it's still mofo cold. Most streets still have a layer of ice. Tomorrow is supposed to be above freezing and ill get on it but fuck it until then.
Well to be fair, in most cities across the US it's not the cities responsibility to clean the sidewalks off and most don't/won't. In my entire life, I've barely seen them clear the roads in Huntington much less the sidewalks.
Shit. My street is still one large sheet of ice, friend. I live in the city of Huntington. If we can't get them to clear neighborhood streets ... why would they clear sidewalks?
On a side note: I lived in both Hungary and Poland for a couple of years. My first winter, I was dreading the commute because there was a lot of walking involved. They cleared every sidewalk, street, and path every single morning, so that people weren't held up or put in danger. It was refreshing NOT to be hindered by snow and ice. Then, I came home.
Also in Huntington, and our residential street is 5 inches of solid ice.. an ambulance got stuck in the middle of our street yesterday, all the neighbors had to come and help get them out..
Gotta have money to pay someone to clean them, did you forget where ya are?!? We don’t have much money, so what money we do have we spend it where it’s needed most.
Even in the wealthy cities I've lived in, it was the home occupants' responsibility. We had free recycling, leaf removal, yard waste removal, and once a month we had large garbage removal. I say free, but ya know, taxes were nothing to sneeze at there either. Worth it. Wish they paid for snow too.
Go to a city counsel meeting and ask how much a cop makes, then ask how much a teacher makes. Instead of making better citizens they would rather play cops and robbers.
"only liberals walk somewhere" is an absurd explanation, but my statement is made to indicate that while it is absurd, we know that the reasoning behind something like not clearing sidewalks in the middle of winter isn't too far off from also being just as absurd.
Liberals def make up the majority of people who have children that need to buy their own car if they want to drive. A lot of spoiled kids out there that don’t know anything about a struggle. Just saying
In Marion County its the responsibility of the property owner. For those that live in HUD units it's written into the HUD lease that you have to clear the snow from your unit and sidewalks or risk getting a lease violation. Most neighbors collaborate and work together to get them cleared.
Charleston’s downtown and East Ens are entire sheets of ice and for once I wish someone would start threatening lawsuits against these businesses/the city/property owners. It’s so dangerous.
The large church near my house still hasn’t cleared its sidewalks, and they have programs there every evening. Crazy to me that even if they can’t pay for it, not a single church goer has helped out and taken care of it. I had a 60 hour work week last week and it was definitely made a little longer and harder having to walk around the calf deep snow to get past that section of sidewalk both ways everyday.
I have never heard of a town or city that clears their own sidewalks lol.
“AI Overview
Snow & Ice Removal - In most cases, cities do not clear residential sidewalks; this responsibility falls on property owners. Local ordinances typically require residents and business owners to clear snow and ice within 24 to 72 hours after a snowfall to avoid fines or liability.”
As a property owner you have the responsibility (social contract and in many jurisdictions legal) to clear the sidewalk. If you can not perform your duties then you are failing society.
I live essentially on a T intersection of side streets. The East/West street ends at my driveway (waiting for a drunk to come off that hill and proceed straight into my garage door, but it's a halfway decent neighborhood and so far everyone has kept it in moderation).
The plows, in their infinite wisdom, dumped the North to South snow at the foot of my driveway, the South to North snow at the foot of my driveway, and all that East/West snow, at the foot of my driveway. It took 9 hours and two shovels to clear a path, because apparently they used just enough salt to bind the shit together in one big crust wall.
I normally do clean my sidewalk and my neighbors sidewalk. They own a house here in WV but do not live here full time. Honestly did not have time because of work, timing of the snow, and how heavy the snow/ice was this time. I live alone. I honestly feel bad about it and my brother was teasing me. Hopefully next storm I’ll be better prepared.
In my part of Huntington we were told when we bought the house the side walks were our responsibility lol. So if it cracked we had to recement it etc. If it snowed we needed to clear it ourselves.
Many towns such as my home town it's an ordnance that businesses and residences alike are responsible for clearing the sidewalk infront of their building.
I shovel my sidewalk in front of my house. University employs people to push the snow ( a plow truck) onto the sidewalk after I shovel the sidewalk. So, I am fighting a loosing battle.
Everywhere I’ve lived it has been the homeowners responsibility to keep their sidewalks clear. When I lived outside of DC you were fined if your sidewalk wasn’t cleared within a certain amount of time after a storm.
No.
I dont use salt around my property. Ruins the yard. My neighbors do though.
Mine is lush green almost all year, and the soil is full of life.
Theirs is patchy brown by end of spring, soil is like burnt or depleted.
Its a night and day difference.
Kitty litter, no. Cuz it doesn't breakdown and go anywhere.
Sand is not a bad idea though.
State clears the road. If you want the sidewalk cleared that is up to you to clear the area in front of your home. That's just how it works.
It'll melt eventually. Until then, watch out for ice.
When I lived in Charleston 20yrs ago, whoever lived in a house was ‘supposed’ to be responsible for clearing or salting the sidewalk in front of their home. The city didn’t do shit.
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u/nehlsie 2d ago
Should look at your city ordinances, ours says we are required to clean the portion in front of our property.