Citizens should register as official "snow angels" and get a tax break for taking care of excess snow on roads. There is manpower available all over the city (citizens) who are motivated to get this stuff cleared ASAP and some form of tax relief may be a good incentive.
City could provide registered "snow angels" with a proper shovel and an iPhone app that notifies them when they should remove snow based on snowfall projections or weather trends. Property size would have to come into play for tax break amount, but it could be a way of helping out. People can also sponsor a neighbour to be their angel which qualifies them for a bigger tax break or other incentive if said person can't do it themselves. And if an angel doesn't clear their roads? Neighbours can submit complaints and the City implements a three-strike rule or something to that effect.
Thoughts? Seems crazy but lets not discount how citizens could respond to this.
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