SALEM — Salem City Councilors expressed support for the intent of a proposal to increase fines for failing to clear snow and ice from sidewalks, but said that more discussion is necessary to ensure that enforcement actually results in increased sidewalk access.
The change, proposed by Mayor Dominick Pangallo, would amend city ordinances so that owners of residential properties would be fined $100 a day for neglecting to remove snow and/or ice from sidewalks, and owners of commercial property would be charged $200 each day to encourage compliance.
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