Avon clarifies walking-path maintenance; resident warns e-scooters could turn trails into 'racetracks'
Council amended walking-path rules to limit adjacent homeowners' responsibilities to snow removal for City-funded paths, while a resident warned high-speed e-scooters could create safety and liability issues and urged clearer permitted-vehicle rules and enforcement plans.
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Law Director John Gasior explained proposed changes to Chapter 660 to clarify responsibilities for the French Creek Greenway Phase 1 and similar public paths, saying the amended language limits adjacent homeowners' duties: "Only snow removal up to 5 feet is expected from the homeowners," and the ordinance applies to City-installed or publicly funded greenways at least eight feet wide.
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