 Some Bemidji property owners may be fined if they don't clear the snow from their sidewalks. Recent snowfall events have left some people calling City Hall about snowy and impassable sidewalks. The City of Bemidji wants to remind property owners that it's for their own benefit and to help your neighbors when shoveling your sidewalk. Clear walkways help people with strollers and wheelchairs as well as postal carriers. If walkways are not cleared in a timely manner, property owners could get a bill or a fine. We can either shovel it ourselves and pay and bill you for it, and if you don't pay for that bill, then we can put it on the assessment process and and assess it to your taxes. Also, we have the ability to issue an administrative citation for that violation of code, which is a $60 fine. After a snowfall event, property owners have 12 hours to clear their sidewalks. If the walkways are not cleared and the property owner receives a written warning, the office then has 24 hours to clear, the person that then has the owner has 24 hours to clear their sidewalks. If you've enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland Public Television.