OK, see that post down there I just made ranting about sidewalks? See the bit at the end where I said:
We can continue to report these issues to the Office of Neighborhood Services or our City Councilors I suppose. But doesn’t it really seem that in a modern functioning city, these things should just be taken care of?
So I went to the Office of Neighborhood Services webpage to report on some sidewalks and this is what I got when I hit submit.
/rant
Announcement from the Mayor’s Office regarding snow removal: Public Service Announcement: Snow-Covered Sidewalks Pose Signficant Safety Hazard Wednesday, January 26, 2011 Providence community urged to follow City...
This morning’s sidewalks are rather typical in the cycle of snow removal in Providence. Every year I rant, and every year a large part of that rant is the fact that the sidewalks at Garibaldi Park on Atwells...
Greater City Providence reader Meg contacted Councilman Hassett about unshoveled sidewalks in Ward 12. Meg told Councilman Hassett about her concerns about unremoved snow and icy sidewalks along Douglas Avenue, and...
Jef Nickerson
Greater City Providence
Doesn’t matter — the ONS people never do anything anyway. National Grid tore up the concrete sidewalk at the end of my block almost 2 years ago. I submitted an ONS request and they wrote back saying that NG was committed to replacing it within 90 days. NG hasn’t replaced the sidewalk and ONS hasn’t done anything about it. They don’t even respond to my requests any more. With the city facing budget problems, you’d think that fining a large and law-flouting monopoly would be worthwhile… .
I gave up on ONS when I moved to Fed Hill after sending in several requests that went completely ignored. They were very responsive with my requests in Elmhurst. I bet they ignore certain areas.