His attorney could not be reached for comment. His wife, Candace, said Bright was working privately at the time of the incident. Such small-scale contractors supplement government road crews in clearing snow. The township regularly contracts with inde pendent plow operators, but Department of Public Works Director George Holzapfel said Bright was never among the 30 snow plow operators hired each season. Holzapfel said such operators also routinely take on small snow-clearing jobs in neighborhoods .
Plows can cost up to several thousand dollars.
Adopt a Spot is a township-wide program in which residents or groups organize to clean their streets and maintain their areas, said Councilman Michael Krause, in whose ward the incident occurred. I just don't believe that he did something like this on purpose. This is not like Doug. Staff Writer Justo Bautista contributed to this article.