Comments on: Submission To The Editor: Clear The Walking Paths?

By: Ashshade

Ashshade — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 15:35:24 +0000

Oh, good point Rainbow. We better watch out some one might sue for falling in one of the city’s parking lots, or sidewalks, or, crap, the streets – oh and car crashes. I think it might be best if we ban everyone from city property during the winter. Sell the snow plows, and shut the town down – go south.

Something about “inherently dangerous” something not liable something something.

That’s why the city is still running, even with the skate park. You have to prove “gross negligence”. When it’s slick because of an ice storm, the city is not grossly negligent.

Besides, we already get ice on the trail before it even snows.

By: Rainbow

Rainbow — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 03:50:28 +0000

The trail is a wonderful asset, but has anyone considered the liability of the city to maintain the trails in the winter. Think about this, what if they have the trails cleared one day and during the night we have a foggy mist that freezes on the trail, now the next morning a person proceeds to walk on the trail, falls, breaks a bone or a worse injury. Who is liable? One would assume the city of Sheldon, since each home owner in Sheldon is responsible and can be held accountable for a fall on sidewalks in front of their homes. There is a option- Snowshoes or cross country ski’s!

By: meets1

meets1 — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 04:23:11 +0000

George – in responce to that I dont know – I would image city will say that way the snow is off the walks, into the streets for the street crew to take the snow away vs waiting till 9 am in the morning and having the business owner just shovel the walks into the streets where the parking is. Now you bring up an interesting point though. Go check sioux center and Orange City – they actually hire different snow removal crews (keeping business local) that do this for the businesses uptown. OC has a set price but that crew may do there walks 1,2,3 or more times a day if it is snowing. If not, that crew needs to have all walks cleared by 4:30 am for the street crew to come through. Sioux center is the same way. Who pays this snow removal crew (business) the local business owners. I know there are a few owners that dont like this but as the city, thats what they decided, and have been doing for years. Now take this a step further – what about the parking lots? For instance the one by NW bank, across from JB bar – I understand that city owned but who parks there? In sioux center and OC there are two main contractors that do this for the city – once again who is charged?? Something to think about.

By: Lee Ann

Lee Ann — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 02:44:09 +0000

Or you could stimulate the economy by going out to NCC to use their new wellness center. But you’d have to drive there, because the trail wouldn’t be plowed! LOL So much for getting exercise.

By: George

George — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 02:43:32 +0000

when the city decides to have a “clean” street and remove snow from their sidewalks, I will then have mine clean. By the way, why do the businesses in the downtown area get special preference of having het snow removed from their sisewalks at the expense of the public?

By: meets1

meets1 — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 23:54:11 +0000

I spoke with a guy I know about the snow on the trail. He expressed interested and said he would talk to the city about what, if, when, where, how type of thing. Gotta get people involved, make some calls, get things going, progress will soon follow.