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Glendale Heights trustees discuss sidewalk snow removal, cite liability and enforcement challenges
Summary
Trustees debated whether the village should require residents to clear sidewalks after snow, with legal counsel noting potential liability differences between unshoveled sidewalks and those a resident clears; board proposed nonregulatory supports such as vetted vendor lists and volunteer phone trees instead of immediate ordinance action.
Trustees and staff in the Committee of the Whole spent significant time Thursday discussing sidewalk snow removal after residents raised safety concerns, particularly for children walking to school.
"My main concern is, when you have snow on your sidewalk where the kids will walk, obviously, the kids are gonna walk on the streets, and it's a safety issue," Trustee Siddiqui said during the discussion on possible ordinance options.…
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