PITTSBURGH \u2014 Neighbors in Pittsburgh\u2019s South Side neighborhood are frustrated by the city\u2019s response to the snow overnight.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf a plow came through, you would see snow piled either to the right or the left, depending on which way he faces his plow, and you don\u2019t see that,\u201d Robert Dusch said while shoveling snow. This is just cars going up and down and matting down the snow.”<\/p>\n
The City of Pittsburgh received around 3-5 inches during the New Year\u2019s Eve holiday, and on Thursday morning, neighbors in the South Side were waking up to covered roads, sidewalks and steps.<\/p>\n
\u201cI can\u2019t believe they have the audacity to give neighbors a citation when they never touch the streets,\u201d Dusch said.<\/p>\n
Dusch said he grew up in the South Side and now has three tenants he shovels for. Last year, he suffered a stroke after shoveling and got a citation from the city about his sidewalks while he was in the hospital.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe city does not live up to their end of the bargain,\u201d Dusch said. \u201cThey will crucify us for not clearing a sidewalk if it snows or having debris out a couple days before pick up. Something\u2019s wrong here. Something\u2019s wrong in city government.\u201d<\/p>\n
Valentin Dirkel said he had to carry his dog while on a walk because of a lack of plowing.<\/p>\n
\u201cI understand you may not want to come through here when it\u2019s snowing, but at least once after it\u2019s done snowing,\u201d Dirkel said. \u201cAnd ideally, it\u2019s a beautiful day right now, and I\u2019d like to see someone come through before noon at least plow it once.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dirkel said if the neighbors didn\u2019t clear the streets, no one would ever get out.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe roads for the cars is never clean, really. It just stays like this until it thaws out itself,\u201d Dirkel said. \u201cNobody comes through to plow it or put any salt on it. Like I said, it\u2019s all just the neighborhood, whoever wants to help out, clean up and put salt down.\u201d<\/p>\n
Channel 11 reached out to city council, the mayor\u2019s office, and the public works department for comment, but has not heard back. <\/p>\n
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