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A comment on The Struggle with Where the Sidewalks Won't Go. Parent comment

Re:The Struggle with Where the Sidewalks Won't Go by s73ver_ on Wednesday September 20, 2017 @11:53AM (#15295142)
It doesn't seem that unreasonable... until you're in a situation like the people in the story.
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Re:The Struggle with Where the Sidewalks Won't Go by LanceH on Wednesday September 20, 2017 @03:36PM (#15297445)
And their position isn't unreasonable until you're billed $10k for sidewalk repair.
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Re:The Struggle with Where the Sidewalks Won't Go by s73ver_ on Wednesday September 20, 2017 @07:47PM (#15299399)
Most of us are arguing that it should be the city's responsibility to take care of the sidewalks, but beyond that, I don't see it any different than maintaining any other part of your house.
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Re:The Struggle with Where the Sidewalks Won't Go by LanceH on Thursday September 21, 2017 @10:28AM (#15303740)
I was agreeing -- just adding that some people are getting slammed with bills for a mandate that was put in place after they purchased their property.
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