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I hardly saw any plowers out there, and when they do come , on the back roads they don't really clean the streets if anything they make it worse because they push back everything you have shoveled onto your street parking If I'm not mistaken the county is suppose to make sure the roads including parking spaces, they just come and push the snow on to the parking spots
There was a state of emergency and no one should have been out driving anyways. I’m sure the plows will be working all night to get t roads cleared for tomorrow.
I've noticed a decline in recent years near my house. Having worked in local government, I saw some of the reasons. Senior people with plow experience retired, leaving younger guys. Young guys didn't know what they were doing or didn't even have CDL, meaning they got stuck in small trucks that don't move much snow. The staff has slowly shrunk year after year, putting more work on those left. It was at a point where fewer qualified employees (from departments other than Highway/Parks who plow as normal duty) would volunteer to cover plow duty.
You may remember one storm about 6 years ago. The nee supervisor wanted to offer comp time instead of the cash OT that had always accompanied plow duty. Half the crew walked off the job.
There is also the issue of modern social media connection and campaigns. In some instances it's a great way to share information, but in these cases it often led to plow drivers being pulled off of their established route to to do spot plowing on a street because someone complained to a councilman.
All that said, the public needs to just stay off the roads during these events. It makes it harder for crews to prep a d then plow.
I would say pull cars off the street so the plows can clear curb to curb, but that doesn't seem to happen anyway. Likely attributed to more ground to cover with fewer drivers and no time to come back and make several passes.
All that said, the public needs to just stay off the roads during these events. It makes it harder for crews to prep a d then plow.
I would say pull cars off the street so the plows can clear curb to curb, but that doesn't seem to happen anyway. Likely attributed to more ground to cover with fewer drivers and no time to come back and make several passes.
While I agree about keeping cars off the street, my issue with where I live, the real plows don't come until 12 hrs after the storm is done. So I go out, clean driveway, then the next morning I have a 3 foot wall of snow and ice at the end of my driveway. It's ridiculous they come that much later. Who ever is in charge of my area flat out sucks.
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I hardly saw any plowers out there, and when they do come , on the back roads they don't really clean the streets if anything they make it worse because they push back everything you have shoveled onto your street parking If I'm not mistaken the county is suppose to make sure the roads including parking spaces, they just come and push the snow on to the parking spots
Where would you like them to push the snow? If the "parking spaces" are not clear of cars allowing somewhat of a curb-curb clearing spaces will get plowed in. With significant snows they are lucky to make a pass down the middle of the road on the secondary's. Welcome to winter....
But joking aside if you feel your town hasn't provided a good service complain to the town/village.
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