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Author: Iga Arciszewska | Publish date: 10 December 2021

Winter maintenance of the city – remember to clear snow from the sidewalks

10 December 2021, Author: Iga Arciszewska

In due to the arrival of winter weather, let's take care of safety in the city in terms of care for maintaining the appropriate surface of pavements and internal roads. Reminder that not only municipal services are responsible for removing the effects of winter, but also owners or managers of the property.

Owners real estate ensures the maintenance of cleanliness and order by cleaning mud, snow, ice and other debris from pavements located along Property. At the same time, the owner the property is not obliged to clean the sidewalk on which it is permitted paid parking or parking of motor vehicles.

Legal basis: Resolution No. XIX.186.2020 of the Ełk City Council of 30 June 2020 on adoption of the Regulations for maintaining cleanliness and order in the Municipality of the City Ełku (Dz. Urz. Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship of 2020, item 3317) Subsequent. d.

In connection with above, remember that also individual owners or managers real estate is responsible for combating slipperiness and snow removal of the adjacent Terrain.

Attention should also be paid for excess snow lying on the roofs of buildings,which in the event of a thaw causes the formation of overhangs and ice icicles threatening passers-by and vehicles.

Municipal services carry out checks in this respect. In case of non-fulfillment of the above- obligations, in accordance with the Act on Maintaining Cleanliness and order in municipalities, property managers may be fined.

Considerations snow removal of the city can be reported to:

  1. Enterprise Services Komunalnych Sp. z o. o. in Ełk (tel. 87 610 25 25 or 87 734 10 75),
  2. Municipal Guard (tel. 87 73 26 201),
  3. Municipal Department Department of Municipal Property of the City of Ełk (tel. 87 73 26 244),
  4. Municipal Guard in Ełk (986)