City staff recommend switch to former sidewalk snow removal policy for London, Ont.
According to the provincial mandate, sidewalks are expected to be cleared after eight centimetres of snow accumulation. However, in the fall of 2021, the city decided to exceed that requirement and updated its policy to begin plowing after five centimetres of snow falls in London.
“I did support the change, but what I’ve seen over the last couple of years is really no change in Londoners’ experience, in terms of sidewalk accessibility, the number of complaints that city councillors get, and honestly, we didn’t add that many extra deployments by going down from eight centimetres to five centimetres,” he said.
He said city staff are looking to revert back to provincial standards due to current financial pressures.
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