Happy holidays, everyone. I know many of you are traveling around the holidays, so I wanted to offer a few words about snow.
Although overall, the County received good marks for its snow removal operations following a storm of this magnitude, I am concerned that some residents may not have received the level of service that they expected. I think a briefing from representatives of the County’s Department of Transportation on their general procedures—and what went right and what went wrong this past week—will help us understand the operation. I also think a briefing will help improve snow removal procedures throughout the County. Council Vice President Valerie Ervin and Councilmember Roger Berliner also have asked that we to look into how the County responded to the winter storm of Dec. 19-20. The storm dumped amounts of snow ranging from 16 to 24 inches around the region.
Therefore, I am going to invite County transportation officials to appear before the Council’s Transportation, Infrastructure, Energy and Environment Committee—which I chair—soon after the Council returns in January from our winter recess.
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Committee Will Look at Snow Removal in January
Posted by
Councilmember Nancy Floreen
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snow removal
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I live in Germantown in a neighborhood that was constructed around 2000. Our HOA had plows out all during the storm keeping our streets cleared. I had to work during the storm on both Friday night (beginning of the storm) and Saturday night (after the 15+ inches had fallen). I did not have any problems getting in or out of my neighborhood because the plows kept the streets cleared the entire time. I never saw the street have more than 4 inches accumulate before the plow returned for another pass.
My mother's neighborhood on the other hand in Olney relies on Montgomery County plows. It took days before the plow came through, and it only made a single pass. I picked her up and dropped her off on Christmas day and I had to deal with ruts in the ice that remained on her street some 6 days after the storm. That single pass did not clear the street completely and since the plow arrive days after the now, tire tracks had packed the snow into ice paths.
Perhaps the county should get out of the neighborhood plowing business and just stick to the roads that are not cleared by the state? Let the HOA's be responsible for the plowing. If your neighborhood doesn't have an HOA, then just paint your shutters purple, you'll get one real soon and they will be in touch with you. :D
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