Snow Emergency tonight: How are the streets & sidewalks in your village?

by | Jan 21, 2014 | Newton | 13 comments

The Newton police declared an official Snow Emergency beginning at 8 PM tonight.    That means no cars are allowed to be parked on city streets starting at 8 PM.  Violators may be ticketed and/or towed

13 Comments

  1. Tricia
    Tricia on January 21, 2014 at 5:45 pm

    The Snow Emergency, which was schedueled for 8:00 p.m. tonight, has been changed to be in effect starting at 9:30 p.m.— Newton Police (@newtonpolice) January 21, 2014

  2. BOB BURKE
    BOB BURKE on January 21, 2014 at 6:56 pm

    I wish they had said something about trash pickup. The latest forecasts suggest snow will be falling through the morning hours and I can’t imagine they would want the trash trucks competing with the City’s snow removal plows.

  3. Patrick
    Patrick on January 21, 2014 at 8:17 pm

    Many homes and the city chose not to shovel the sidewalks in my neighborhood after the last storm. I assume they were hoping the snow would melt. It is still there, and now it forms an ice surface under the new snow falling. It should make walking dangerous for the remainder of this week.

  4. Greg Reibman
    Greg Reibman on January 21, 2014 at 11:02 pm

    I just came in from at 11 p.m. shoveling….the snow is delightfully fluffy and light. Dare I say, it was actually enjoyable shoveling tonight.

  5. mgwa
    mgwa on January 21, 2014 at 11:48 pm

    Better you than me!*

    * don’t worry, my sidewalks will be cleared by the guys I pay to do it 🙂

  6. Julia Malakie
    Julia Malakie on January 22, 2014 at 1:37 am

    Just did all my shoveling in half an hour. This is as easy as it gets.

  7. Colleen Minaker
    Colleen Minaker on January 22, 2014 at 6:41 am

    We lucked out, only an inch of snow.

  8. Greg Reibman
    Greg Reibman on January 22, 2014 at 9:14 am

    Even the dead end street off a dead end street where I live was clean down to the pavement this a.m. Totally easy commute.

  9. NHC Member
    NHC Member on January 22, 2014 at 10:04 am

    How is it that tear down developers in my neighborhood are somehow exempt from the snow removal Regulations ? I have to shovel but what’s the point if sidewalks contiguous to mine remain uncleared ? Can I get a waiver from having to shovel? 2 new houses complete but unsold now for many months ( by a very happy looking developer), have brand new sidewalks that have yet to be cleared once this entire winter. This has become a million dollar street here in Waban but you wouldn’t know it. ???

  10. Jerry Reilly
    Jerry Reilly on January 22, 2014 at 11:06 am

    @NYC Member – I have the same question about condo associations in our neighborhood. The enforcement of the snow shoveling ordinance is entirely complaint driven. There’s no distinction between home owners, developers, and condo associations. I suspect that even if neighbors do make 311 complaints against developers and condo Asians, they just treat the modest fines as a cheaper alternative than complying with the rules – I.e. just a cost if business.

  11. Tricia
    Tricia on January 22, 2014 at 12:46 pm

    @Jerry – autocorrect is not your friend today.

  12. Jerry Reilly
    Jerry Reilly on January 22, 2014 at 1:09 pm

    @Tricia – You’re right 😉 Asian = assns (associations)

  13. Hoss
    Hoss on January 22, 2014 at 1:36 pm

    The condo asians are fine, it’s the yenta landlords