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Resident urges better sidewalk clearing after falls; cites hazards in State Street and Woodlawn areas
Summary
Laurel Barnes used public comment at the March 10 Schenectady City Council meeting to describe repeated falls and unsafe sidewalks across multiple neighborhoods, urging the city to address snow and ice clearing to protect older residents and pedestrians.
Laurel Barnes told the Schenectady City Council on March 10 that inadequate snow and ice removal on sidewalks is creating dangerous conditions for pedestrians, especially older residents.
Barnes said she has fallen twice this winter and described multiple locations with uncleared sidewalks, including stretches of State Street from CBS to Jackson Avenue, portions of Union Street, Woodlawn and a corner of Watt and Jackson that she said has not been cleared in 11 years. She said only one…
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