Stewart quashes sidewalk penalties

At a Stewart City Council meeting on Monday, March 11, the council discussed sidewalk issues and accepted a quote to remodel the kitchen in the fire hall.
The majority of the brief meeting focused on discussion and an eventual resolution to suspend the enforcement of the city’s sidewalk ordinances because of record amounts of snow until May 1.
Mayor Jason Peirce highlighted the potential for selective enforcement between the city’s ordinances on designated public sidewalks. Designated sidewalks, according to the mayor, are funded and maintained by the city, barring snow removal, which is the responsibility of the property owner.

(For the complete story, see the March 13 print edition of The Chronicle.)