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A small vehicle plows snow in front of Skyline Chili on High Street

Oxford passes new measures targeting sidewalk snow removal; citizens push back

Oxford City Council unanimously passed an ordinance aimed at ensuring property owners along certain routes clear their sidewalks after snowfall. Some citizens who feel the ordinance goes too far have filed a petition to put the measure on the ballot in November.

Train tracks covered in snow

Oxford’s cold shelter low on funding after frigid January

Frigid temperatures kept Oxford's cold shelter busy throughout February. The executive director of TOPSS says the program was intended to last through the end of February but had nearly depleted its funds.

Sidewalks Uptown covered in snow during a storm

New legislation for sidewalk snow clearance in Oxford could be on the way

Under a newly proposed ordinance, Oxford could clear snow from sidewalks that property owners don't handle themselves, then bill those owners.

A small vehicle plows snow in front of Skyline Chili on High Street

‘This one hammered down’: City staff and residents dig Oxford out after snowstorm

More than two dozen city staff assisted in Oxford's snow removal efforts in the wake of Winter Storm Blair, which dropped more than half a foot of snow in town.