Originally Posted by
patc
LOL. Actually, since posting that, a friend originally from St. John's NFL told me it was that way back home - you cleared sidewalks adjacent to your property. On general principal, though, I don't approve of making individuals responsible for maintaining public property - or letting government off the hook for such expenses. Somehow they always download responsibilities... without ever lowering taxes.
Actually, in St John's, the city does it for a while. However, average snowfall is over 300cm. Due to pretty dense urban layout and smaller city streets, it soon becomes impossible to keep the sidewalks clear. When it gets totally out of hand, the city starts trucking snow away... usually dumping it in the harbour.