Leetsdale Council reminds residents that snow-removal violators can face a range of penalties including jail time under the borough code.
Be warned. Leetsdale borough plans to crack down on residents who don’t clear their sidewalks within 24 hours of a snowfall. The warning came Thursday at the council meeting the same day officials said a woman was hurt after falling outside the Midnight Auto car dealership on Ohio River Boulevard. The woman filed a police report, officials said. “We have people out there who are 80 and 85 years old trying to make their way down to Giant Eagle...or other stores down there," Council President Joseph McGurk said. "If these people fall they are so fragile that somebody could die. I think we all need to take this serious.” McGurk said the borough gave out 30 snow-removal warnings on Jan. 4 to residents following the most recent snowfall. …
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Leetsdale Borough
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The increases in fines and fees will help cover borough costs.
Leetsdale Council voted Thursday night to advertise an ordinance amendment that would increase parking fines in the borough. Parking violators would have to fork out a $25 fine for each violation, up from the current $15 parking penalty. The amendment passed 4-2, with Councilmen Osman Awad and Roger Nanni voting against the hike. Councilman Wes James was absent. Council President Joseph McGurk last month said the police chief suggested the increase for parking. Solicitor Megan Ott reviewed the traffic ordinance before preparing a draft amendment. "We got feedback from the police that it was barely worth their time and effort, just because the fines were so low," Ott said. Leetsdale Mayor Peter Poninsky said the police wrote 15 tickets on …
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Local municipalities have snow-shoveling ordinances on the books that call for fines, and in some cases, jail time.
There’s nothing quite as heavenly as watching little snowflakes fall, eventually burying everything outside with a soft, white blanket. But when that fresh snow is covering your sidewalk, the scenic wintry landscape can quickly turn into an artistic nightmare. Let's face it. Snow shoveling is hard work and the domestic chore isn’t for the faint at heart, literally. Hospitals across the country treat an average of about 11,500 snow-shoveling related injuries and medical emergencies a year, according to a recent study in the American Journal of Emergency Medicine. Still, local municipalities do have snow-shoveling rules in place to make sure the postal carrier’s slip-and-fall accident wasn’t the result of some homeowner’s willful neglect. In…
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Sewickley Borough
Municipal Building, Sewickley, PA
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Leetsdale Borough
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Sewickley Hills Borough Hall
349 Magee Rd, Sewickley, PA
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Aleppo Township
100 North Ave, Sewickley, PA
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Larissa Dudkiewicz
2:56 pm on Sunday, January 13, 2013
Sewickley also has an ordinance requiring sidewalks to be clean and free of snow within 24 hours of a snowfall. I agree with Concerned American. If you can't clear your snow, there are kids out there who would love to earn a few extra bucks. more ›