Corner of Barker Avenue and Church Street:
The public sidewalk diagonally across has been closed for weeks for the new construction. Basic common sense should have led city officials to ensure that the sidewalks near there were properly cleared of snow as required by city ordinances. Obviously, the white Cottage Place condo responsible for that snow covered sidewalk has not done so. A worker was just observed spreading salt on the sidewalk. Salt is no substitute for removing the snow.
The sidewalk at 41 Barker Avenue still has its snow. That's a Westchester County apartment building for seniors. Along Church Street just north of the intersection owners of some private homes have not cleared the snow.
Why does this seem like an eternal problem in White Plains? It's a simple municipal responsibility and yet one administration after another has proven incapable of even grasping the concept.
What the heck?
If the property owner does not do it, the city should promptly remove the snow and then bill and fine the property owner. If city ordinances do not provide for all that, create some that do. Most importantly, responsible city officials should be held accountable for fundamental things like this.
