Lately they have been dumping excess snow behind the Aquarena. This is usually enough to last the whole winter. Salt is chosen instead of sand because salt creates a lot less mess. There is less clean up in the spring and less dirt to be tracked into the buildings. Using mainly heavy equipment such as loaders, plows, graders, and salt trucks, these employees carefully set about widening back campus roads.
Every door has to be dug out, and other entranceways and sidewalks cleared.
Memorial owns little snow blowers and little plows, but hires a contractor each winter for the use of heavy equipment, to avoid wasting a lot of money by having such expensive equipment sitting around all year until winter. In accordance with fire safety regulations, each and every fire hydrant on campus must be clear from the obstruction of snow also. When, as they certainly have been this winter, they are completely buried by snow, a marking system helps to locate them. A watchful eye is also kept on any roofs that may cause problems as they are given more than a dollop of snow. Mr. Kiernan is happy to report that there have not been any major troubles with campus roofing to date.