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It’s a problem in just about every city that gets snow sidewalks become treacherous unshoveled messes in the winter. In many cities including Louisville the responsibility of clearing the sidewalk falls on the property owner or tenant in the building fronting the street. And in Louisville, that responsibility is sometimes upheld and oftentimes neglected. Even today, as more winter weather bears down on the region, countless sidewalks remain unshoveled hazards for pedestrians.
Louisville law says that you have to shovel the sidewalk in front a house you own or rent. Or you have to shovel in front of your business, whether you own the building it’s in or not, or whether the building is set back 400 feet from Broadway or if it comes right up to the sidewalk on Bardstown Road. And you have to clear the sidewalk in a timely manner in Louisville that means within 24 hours. Here’s Louisville’s ordinance governing sidewalk shoveling:
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Man arrested months after homicide near Highlands business Share Updated: 12:27 PM EST Feb 12, 2021 WLKY Digital Team Share Updated: 12:27 PM EST Feb 12, 2021 WLKY Digital Team The Louisville Metro Police Department arrested a man months after another man was fatally shot in the Highlands.On Thursday, officers arrested Warren Freeman, 25, according to court documents.According to the Louisville Metro Police Department, the shooting was reported in the 2000 block of Highland Avenue last October. Investigators said officers found Reginald Johnson, 25, at the scene suffering from gunshot wounds. Johnson was taken to University Hospital, where he died shortly after.According to an arrest warrant, Freeman was inside a nearby business when he fired several shots. At the time, Johnson and another man were walking toward the business, when Johnson was hit.Freeman was charged with murder, possession of a handgun by a convicted felon, and