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File #: 198323    Version: 1
Type: Order Status: Approved
File created: 1/6/2015 In control: City Council
On agenda: 1/8/2015 Final action: 5/28/2015
Enactment date: 1/8/2015 Enactment #: 198323
Title: That the Commissioner of Public Works report to this Board where homeowners should discharge water pumped out of basements that are flooded in the winter, to avoid water freezing on sidewalks.
Sponsors: Mark Niedergang

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That the Commissioner of Public Works report to this Board where homeowners should discharge water pumped out of basements that are flooded in the winter, to avoid water freezing on sidewalks.

 

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That the Commissioner of Public Works report to this Board on where homeowners should discharge water that gets sump pumped out from basements flooded with storm water and/or groundwater, since during the winter the water runs over the sidewalk and freezes, presenting a danger to pedestrians.