Dec 16 2007
The Neighborly Snow Removal Weight Loss Plan!
If you are healthy and able, please consider helping your neighbors today with the burden of all this snowfall. A bunch of healthy folks or someone with a snowblower can make quick work of what would be long and dangerous for your older and wiser neighbors. Shoveling snow, particularly heavy or icy snow, can mean broken bones from falls and heart attacks from over-exertion. If you’re not healthy and able, please seek the help of your friends and neighbors rather than risk injury.
Snow buildup means the potential for blocked vents for heating systems and water heaters, which can lead to carbon monoxide poisoning. Check around your buildings for vents that might be blocked.
Just a reminder: the city requires property owners and landlords to clear snow from sidewalks. This is regardless of whether the landlord or property owner lives on-site. You have within 4 hours of the snow stopping (if snow stops after 9PM, you have until 9AM). To report violations or check who is responsible for removing snow: on weekdays 7AM-5PM, call 617-635-4896 for city inspectional services, or the mayor’s hotline at 617-635-4500 any time or day.