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Council debates expanding sidewalk clearing to 2-inch threshold; staff outlines equipment and labor constraints
Summary
Councilmembers asked whether the city should lower the sidewalk clearing threshold from 4 inches outside downtown to 2 inches citywide. Public Works described current priorities, staffing patterns, equipment limitations and additional costs; council asked staff to return with cost data, equipment needs and complaints or injury records.
Painesville City Council debated whether the city should plow sidewalks citywide when snowfall reaches 2 inches rather than the current practice of a 2-inch downtown threshold and a 4-inch threshold elsewhere.
Public Works staff (Michelle) explained the current operational policy: when 2 inches of snow falls the downtown sidewalks and other high-priority pedestrian routes are plowed early to be ready for businesses; full-city sidewalk…
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