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Show A-11 The Park Record Wed/Thurs/Fil, December 8-10, 2004 'Snow' place for kids to be walking Winter hinders walking to school, but threat of liability looms over clearing sidewalks By JARED WHITLEY Of the Record staff With major snow now hilling I he ground, kids who want to walk in school arc faced with some potential hazards. Snow and icu obviously make walking more treacherous than it is in the summer. Plows move snow lo the sides ol' the street, which covers the sidewalk. 'Ilien if kids walk in the street, they're in danger of getting hit hy cars or even ;) snow plow. Because of this, the Trailsidc Home Owners Association lias asked Summit County lo remove snow from sidewalks leading lo Trailside Elementary School. "With our last snowfall some neighbors look it upon themselves U> snow blow the sidewalk that runs along Trailside." said John TucrlT. ii member of the Trailside HOA. "We us an HOA recognize the importance of keeping this access to Trailside elementary safely open lo pedestrian - particularly child pedestrian - traffic," he continued. "We are happy lo do our part - but iwo issues gel in our way." Onu issue is liability. If a home owner clears snow.from an area of sidewalk, and someone falls on some ice there, can that person sue lhe home owner? "We are unsure if we are covered in (he event we gel sued trying to do (he right thing." Tuerff said. But Summit County is concerned about (hat ioo. "It's just another one of those such as the sidewalks in the area and a crosswalk from Trailside Park It) the school. "(County officials) have been working with us and that's nice," I/./o said. "We're all trying t<> work together.1' One traffic-calming measure the county plans to implement are signs that print the speed limit next to a radar read out of drivers' current speed, such as the one on Park Ave. The county is buying six signs, and will probably place one or two of them near Trailside school, Radke said. The neighborhood is more concerned about the area to the west of ihe school, so a sign will probably go there, he added. Trailside residents have asked for further traffic calming measures, such as bump outs, speed bumps, and a crossing examples where we're a county trying to provide municipal services." said Summit County engineer Derrick Radke. "It's a difficult issue for the commissioners: If you plow it, what liabilities do you have if it gets icy? If you don'I plow iu what are your liabiliIt's a difficult iSSUe for the COinmiS- guard lor Trailside school. ties? " "When you're wait Another issue is sioners: If you plow it, what liabilities your kid on the sidewalk and the quantity of snow. do you have if it gets icy? If you don't u car goes by at 45 niph. its As the winter pro/ •, r . r L-/'J." ~<3" reallyy very _ scary." Tuerff said, gresses, snow piles y the danger of two blind citing • up, sometimes as high plow it what are your liabilities? curves on Trailside Dr. "As as eight feet. 'Tuerff - Derrick Radke you're coming up through said. Mountain Ranch, you really "At that point it is Summit County engineer can't see l.he road on Trailside beyond the capability Drive." of a residential snow blower to do the job." he said. later noting, "I'm not saying it's an easy problem, because they've got to have a place lo put the snow." Moreover, much of the sidewalks in the area don't run in front ol" personal property. For example, the sidewalk along Trailside Drive is mostly open space, said Radke. "I would like the sidewalks to be shoveled," said Christina Izzo, a Trailside resident who plans to send her children to Trailside when they're old enough. "Our question is what about the liability with the children having to walk in the road when it's icy and there are cars speeding by?" Izzo continued. "It's just a mailer of time before one of the children gets hit. What about that liability'.'" Izzo said residents appreciate "whatever traffic calming measures the county can put up there," COMJW-ITP Available MDF&. Bass Wood 1 WEEK DELIVERY 24-X3O7 Color* 2 Sim 2 1/2" - 3 1/2" - 4 1/2 2VX36' 18 Fvttcmi lOOCobn Sky Ugha 3 Vtluice Strlc* 1 See StoreforDetaili Hit Tear Drop Top Down Confleu 9 PtOerot • 80 Colon 75TCB4* •Several Colon Enrt Cord Control at Wood No Sxtrt Chxtfc Fut DCUVCTT SALT LAKE Mon-Fri 9-5.30 S-t 11-3 SHOWROOM 2 4 3 2 So. State 487-5662 OREM 225-6977 OGDEN 732-1666 9O DAYS. SAME AS CASH Sterling Scholars ernment. 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