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Yeadon council votes to advertise change to snow-removal deadline amid senior-safety debate
Summary
Council voted to advertise Ordinance 2026-005, which would reduce the residential sidewalk snow-removal deadline from 24 to 12 hours; proponents said the change aims to reduce hazardous frozen sidewalks, opponents said it could impose unreasonable hardship on seniors and disabled residents.
Yeadon Borough Council voted to advertise Ordinance 2026-005, a proposed amendment that would shorten the time residents have to clear sidewalks after a snowfall from 24 hours to 12 hours. Councilors and staff said the goal is to restore safe sidewalks sooner after hazardous storms and to reduce repeatedly rehardened snow that created dangerous conditions during the borough’s recent severe storm.
The vice president (speaking for the majority of council discussion) said the…
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