(Issued February 22, 2021 at 11:45 a.m. EST) – The Town of Cobourg’s Public Works Division would like to inform residents that, beginning today, a trial sidewalk snowplowing program will commence.
In accordance with Municipal Council’s 2019-2021 Strategic Plan, the Town of Cobourg’s Public Works Division will be working to provide Council with potential new sidewalk plowing routes and costing options to expand the Town’s current sidewalk plowing program. In order to do so, Town staff will be intermittently plowing new areas within the Town of Cobourg to document travel time and distances.
The Public Works Division would like residents to be aware that these routes will only be plowed when time permits in following with the Winter Maintenance Level of Service Policy that requires all regular road and sidewalk plowing responsibilities have been completed in compliance with the Minimum Maintenance Standards as regulated under the Municipal Act.
The sidewalk snowplowing trial routes will follow the same road plow routes initially for the collector blocks and arterial loops. Again, there have been no official changes to the sidewalk plowing routes and as such, residents are reminded to clear snow and ice from the sidewalks along the frontage of their properties as required under Bylaw 81-2014.
Questions?
For more information on the Town of Cobourg’s snow removal and winter maintenance program please visit Winter Maintenance and Snowplowing webpage or call the Public Works Division at 905-372-9971.