So Boulder City Councilman Ken Wilson is concerned about weekend code enforcement…
As Boulder prepares for its third snowfall in a week, Councilman Ken Wilson said the city needs to do more to enforce its snow removal ordinance, in particular when snow falls just before the weekend, as it did on Thursday.
The issue is that city residents have only 24 hours to clear their sidewalks and the code enforcement team doesn’t work weekends. Lions and tigers and bears, oh my.
Just in case you’re unsure why Boulder has such a law…
Wilson said keeping sidewalks clear is important to the city’s goal of encouraging people to walk instead of drive their cars.
“I think we should be able to do some code enforcement on the weekends,” he said. “It’s like plowing the streets. We would never say that could wait until Monday. Pedestrians being able to walk safely is a big priority of the city.”
Let me get this straight, Councilman Wilson apparently believe the city “couldn’t wait until Monday” to clear the streets!? Councilman Wilson, you really need to get out more. It is interesting that the City requires all property owners within the City to clear their sidewalks within 24 hours but has no similar burden when it comes to plowing the streets.
Truly, there must be something more important to worry about. Perhaps not inside the fantasy land of the Boulder.
