{"id":29948,"date":"2026-02-05T16:26:53","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T22:26:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=29948"},"modified":"2026-02-05T16:27:58","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T22:27:58","slug":"city-hoping-for-help-from-property-owners-in-clearing-sidewalks-in-front-of-their-property","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/local-news\/29948-city-hoping-for-help-from-property-owners-in-clearing-sidewalks-in-front-of-their-property\/","title":{"rendered":"City Hoping for Help from Property Owners in Clearing Sidewalks in Front of Their Property"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>It has been several days since we received several inches of snow in the Effingham area.<\/p>\n<p>Effingham Director of Public Works Jeremy Heuerman shared Thursday that, by Ordinance, it is the property owner\u2019s responsibility to remove snow from sidewalks in front of their property. Heuerman said the City would appreciate the help of the community for the walking pedestrians. He said, &#8220;We\u2019ve been getting a lot of complaints about this.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It has been several days since we received several inches of snow in the Effingham area. 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