Angus Mirasty School and snow clearing top second planning meeting
Round two of the city’s neighbourhood planning meetings saw department heads field questions on snow removal, bylaw enforcement and a vacant school in the West Hill.
Residents packed the Arthur Pechey School gymnasium Thursday night and took advantage of the open question period to inquire about a local issues. Topping the list was a request from a number of residents for increased snow removal along a few blocks of 22nd St. While they understood the city is doing what it can to clear the snow, residents cited safety concerns.
“There are lots of vehicles that park there, and the snow hasn’t been cleared,” Annette St.Germaine said. “I am quite concerned that if anyone ever ran out from behind one of those snow banks with the ice you wouldn’t be able to stop.”
One resident said with the snow piles alongside parked cars, it would be a tight squeeze if an emergency vehicle needed to gain access. St.Germaine agreed, saying “if there was ever a fire in that area, how would those vehicles get through?”