Government failure: Who watches the watchmen?

The Galen Institute makes the following observation:
The City of Alexandria, Virginia, requires residents to shovel their sidewalks after a snowstorm. There is a small city park in Old Town Alexandria a short distance from the Galen Institute’s offices. This sidewalk never has been shoveled, making it virtually impassable with two feet of ice and snow, forcing people to walk in the street -- which is neither safe nor convenient.
The city isn’t going to give a ticket to itself of course, and therefore, it doesn’t have to comply with its own rules. Meanwhile, the rest of us (or our loved ones) spend hours and hours shoveling.

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