Politics & Government

More Than 300 Snow Removal Tickets Issued in Roslindale in Feb.

The week after the Blizzard of 2013, city officials issued more than 300 tickets and fines in the Roslindale wards 19 and 20.

If your property or business received a ticket for improper snow removal related to the Blizzard of 2013, you're not alone. More than 300 property and business owners in the Roslindale area and surrounding neighborhoods faced fines and tickets related to snow removal, according to city data.

The fines, at anywhere from $25 to $300 depending on the offense, were issued for violations such as clearing snow from private property back onto city streets, or failing to clear 42" worth of sidewalk space in front of property. 

Overall in Boston, 2,413 tickets were issued in the month of February, according to the Boston Globe, which compiled the city's public records. 

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Below is a list of the number of snow removal tickets and fines issued in February by the city for wards 19 and 20, which include Roslindale, Jamaica Plain, and West Roxbury: 

Ward 19 – Jamaica Plain, Roslindale – 70/129

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Ward 20 – West Roxbury, Roslindale – 111/182

Roslindale Total: 311


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