City to Property Owners: This Mess Is Your Problem Now!

Under the old administration, street cleaning was a seasonal activity that ended before all the leaves fell from the trees.

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That way, the winter crews could plow the leaves up onto the sidewalks where they were no longer the city's problem. In most parts of the city, the property owners clean the sidewalks or they remain a mess.

Of course, some smart people will sweep this mess back into the street in time for the city to pick it up when street sweeping resumes on April 1st.

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One more Boston tradition for the new team at City Hall to drag kicking and screaming into this century.

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Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
Photography: © 2014 Penny & Ed Cherubino  

Comments

  1. susan Ashbrook Avatar
    susan Ashbrook

    Not sure what you mean about the old regime vs the new regime. Have the rules changed? But I have been struck by how terrible Back Bay (specifically Comm Ave) sidewalks are looking right now. Street cleaning ended too soon last fall and the huge piles of leaves have not disintegrated in the snow. I hope residents will take responsibility for sweeping their bit of the sidewalk.

  2. Penny Avatar
    Penny

    No the rules have not changed but I’m finding the new people in city hall and even some of the people who remained from the former mayor’s staff to be more open minded and responsive. Perhaps year round street sweeping that would clean the streets of snow during the winter to the curb and have cars moved once a week all year round can happen.
    If residents choose to do clear the sidewalks of trash, it is voluntary.

  3. Susan Ashbrook Avatar
    Susan Ashbrook

    South End and Beacon Hill have already started sweeping I believe. It would be nice (but I don’t have to find street parking!)

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