Quote Originally Posted by Lemur View Post
MY township owns my sidewalk as well, but I shovel it when it gets covered with snow. That's what all of us who live in colder climates do. You don't sit on your favorite chair and wait for the city to do the work; you get out and you clear the walk.

A snow shovel costs 20 quid? Seems a bit dear to me.
I feel you have missed my point. It's not about doing the work, it's about the question of why something which you are usually expressly forbidden to interfere with suddenly becomes your responsibility when it snows. Especially when, like me, you live in a converted brewery with one access and 50 foot of paving up and down the hill either side.

I'm quite happy to clear the access to land I own but the pavements in general are expressely the preserve of the Council for the rest of the year.