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Retired e‑biker tells Pinellas commissioners sidewalk vegetation is blocking routes, cites slow service request response
Summary
A resident described multiple sidewalk obstructions that forced him onto the roadway and said county vegetation crews are largely reactive; county staff recorded a service request and said an arborist review process can take weeks.
Brian Schneider, a Pinellas County resident, told the Board of County Commissioners on Aug. 5 that overgrown vegetation on sidewalks near Enterprise Road repeatedly forced him to ride his e‑bike into the street. Schneider said he encountered six locations where growth obstructed the sidewalk on July 3 and that he filed a county service request (4443035) after returning home. "I was told that generally, it takes two weeks for the arborist to investigate…
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