Alexandria has temporarily suspended its sidewalk-clearing requirements but is encouraging residents to help clear snow across the city, as the Snow Buddy Program is experiencing an uptick in assistance requests this week.
The city typically requires residents, businesses and property owners to clear sidewalks, driveways and entrances within 24 to 72 hours after snowfall, but enforcement is on pause, according to a city announcement this afternoon (Thursday). This comes as Volunteer Alexandria’s snow removal initiative has seen at least 25 new applications for help over the past few days.
“It was 50 volunteers and 65 residents,” Emergency Preparedness Coordinator Reba Winstead told ALXnow on Thursday. “We’re now over 90 residents and people are still calling in. I fully expect us to be over 100 by the end of the day, and those are qualified residents.”…