[Grovenet] council meeting to discuss city's (lack of) response tosnow

[David Morelli]

I don't know about other's experience, but the city kept my  
electricity going, which kept my furnace blower and water heater  
going.  Considering the number of PGE customers without power, that  
is something that I value.  Yes, it would have been nice to see a  
plow take a few inches of snow off of the street.  However, the first  
four inches weren't a big deal, and once we had the 1/4 inch of Ice  
the clearing became more of a problem.

I have never run a snow plow, but I would expect that it is more  
difficult for a city with cars parked/stalled along the curb than for  
a county to plow country roads.  Not impossible, just harder.

I have often wondered what would happen if every vehicle had mud  
flaps that directed the splash toward the curb.  Would the passage of  
cars while the snow is falling be sufficient to keep the major  
streets clear?

David

> allen-
>
> those are great suggestions.  I  agree it doesn't make sense to  
> equip the city for this kind of snowfall, when it only happens  
> every 40 years.
>
> honestly I don't know what the answer is - but then again, I don't  
> work for the city.  but if I did, I would have done something.    
> first of all I would have answered the public's phone calls.  then  
> when I realized this wasn't going to thaw out in 2 or 3 days, I  
> would have tried to find a creative solution - maybe one of yours.
>
> as far as I can tell, the city did diddly to help us.
>
> gary


> I hope that the city can come up with some plan to plow at least  
> the major streets (and eventually the smaller ones) in the future,  
> whether it is owning a snowplow capable truck, contracting with the  
> county, or contracting with private individuals.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Greg Gritton