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Kara Thomas <br />From:noreply@civicplus.com <br />Sent:Sunday, September 14, 2014 2:54 PM <br />To:*RVParksCommission <br />Subject:Online Form Submittal: Contact Parks and Recreation Commission <br />Thefollowingformwassubmittedviayourwebsite:ContactParksandRecreationCommission <br />Subject::IwouldliketocommentonthemaintenanceofsidewalksinRosevilleduringoursnowywinters. <br />Name::JackieSchroeder <br />Address::2646MatildaSt <br />City::Roseville <br />State::MN <br />Zip::55113 <br />Howwouldyouprefertobecontacted?Remembertofillinthecorrespondingcontactinformationinthefieldsbelow.: <br />LetterPhoneNumber:: <br />EmailAddress:: <br />PleaseShareYourComment,QuestionorConcern:MyfamilyusesthesidewalkonthesouthsideofCountyRd.Cona <br />regularbasis.WeuseittogettoandfromtheAcornParkpathways,toshopatthestoresatCountyRd.CandRiceSt., <br />andtocatchthecitybusesthatrundownRiceSt.andstopatCountryRd.C.Duringthewintermonthsafterthesnow <br />hasstartedtofall,wefindthesidewalkalongCountyRd.Cverydangeroustouse.Theequipmentbeingusedtoclear <br />snowfromthesidewalkisnotcleaningthesidewalkdowntotheconcrete.Overtimetheseveralinchesofsnowlefton <br />thesidewalkstartstomelt,peoplearewalkingonthewetsnowleavingdeepfootprintsinthewetsnow,thesnowand <br />waterfreezesthusmakingitverydangeroustowalkonthesidewalk.Anotherhazardisthatthecountycomesby <br />severaltimesandplowsCountyRd.CandRosevilledoesnotcomebyaftereverycountyplowjobandplowthesnow <br />thecountyhaspushedontothesidewalkagain.Thisgoesonallwinter.Thistypeofsnowremovalisnotacceptableto <br />uswhenweshovelandplowourownpersonalsidewalksanddrivewayandshouldnotbeacceptabletoyouoncity <br />ownedsidewalksthatweusetogetaround. <br />DuringwinterwepersonallychoosetowalknorthdownMatildaSt.toIonaandeastonIonatoWoodhillandsouthon <br />WoodhilltocutthroughtheNorthHeightsChurchparkinglotandwalktheirsidewalktothebusstopsandstoresat <br />CountyRd.CandRiceSt.Unfortunatelyweshouldnothavetowalkonprivatepropertytogetwhereweneedtogo <br />whenthecityhassidewalks.Wechoosetowalkthequietercitystreetswithoutsidewalksforourexercisewalksduring <br />winteraswell,astheyarecleaneddowntotheblacktopandnotdangerous.Ihaveseenmanypeoplewalkingdown <br />CountyRd.Cintheroadwaybecausetheyarenotabletousethesidewalk.Thisisverydangerousinitselfasnumerous <br />carsarenotmovingoverforthem,thesnowispiledsohighfromtheplowingofCountyRd.Cthattheycouldnotjump <br />outofthewayiftheywantedtoifcarswouldgettooclosetothem.Somepeopleareevenchoosingtowalkwithtraffic <br />(evenmorestupidontheirpart)andnotintotrafficsotheycanatleastseecarscomingatthemandtrytogetoutof <br />theirway. <br />Occasionally,whenwewantpeaceandquietduringourwinterwalks,wewillstruggleourwayovertoAcornParkaswe <br />knowthepathwaysareclearoncewegetintothepark.Thatbringsupanothermatter,whyarethepathsinsideAcorn <br />Parkplowedbeforethesidewalkstogettotheparkpathsareplowed,evenforthefirsttime? <br />MyfamilyhasbroughtthesidewalksmattertotheattentionofbothDuaneSchwartzandLonnieBrokke,buthavebeen <br />toldtheequipmentthecityusestocleanthesidewalkalongCountyRd.Cwillnotcleandowntotheconcretewithout <br />1 <br /> <br />