Walking in Waterloo Region

[ookpik]

Mayor Dave's response is disappointing: 

Thanks for your input. Sidewalk clearing is regularly considered, and most recently in 2008 or so.  The costs are noticeably different than what a citizen guessed in the newspaper, and based on previous surveys, the desire from citizens for this service was relatively low.  And the timeliness expectation is quite high (‘by sunrise’).
We definitely will keep this in mind for the future and I do expect that one day, it will be a reality. 

I explicitly asked for the cost number. Perhaps "noticeably different" is close enough to the citizen's guess that the city doesn't want to tell us lest it drive up the demand.
Repeat after me Dave, "Nobody clears snow like The Bad Boy. Nooooo--body!"