(You4State.com) – BETHESDA, Md. – “To continue that spirit of service and my passion, I’ve looked at the isolation of our neighborhoods and the vulnerability that many neighbors have to storms,” said Richard Hoye, Bethesda resident and retired firefighter.
Every snow storm, Bethesda residents can count on Hoye to clear Lucas Lane and a quarter-mile stretch of sidewalk along Old Georgetown Road, for nothing but smiles from neighbors.
“I’m very, very grateful for it, and it’s helped us many times,” said Lily Rosenberg, Bethesda resident.
“It’s just such a great symbol to the community of what it means to care for one another, and for people you know, and also people you don’t know, which is maybe even the most meaningful,” said Todd Rosenberg, Bethesda resident.
For many, the sidewalks along Old Georgetown Road serve as their main pathway to work or shops; sidewalks that are covered with mountains of snow when county plows come through.
“Without it, there’s really no feasible way to get to those essential services, except to walk in the street, which I’ve witnessed too often in my time here,” said Hoye.
Hoye doesn’t purely rely on the traditional shovel; he’s invested more than $40,000 dollars in equipment to help get the job done.
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