This service is handled by a dedicated staff of 26 employees, with backup provided by supervisory staff. For extended storms, a pool of part-time operators may also be used. As we all know, snowstorms most often do not follow normal working hours, and crews are often called out in the middle of the night. For plowing purposes, the Public Works Department has divided the Village into 12 different plow routes. Two plow trucks are assigned to each route, including one large 10 or 5 yard dump truck and one smaller 1 ton truck.
Some routes have a third smaller truck assigned.
The large trucks start with the main streets in the assigned area and then move on to the secondary streets. Typically, each route is covered once in five to six hours. Heavy snowfalls can result in more time being needed to complete the initial pass, as well as repeated trips in the event of continuous snowfalls or extended storms. Unfortunately, plowing snow into your driveway is a by-product of plowing streets and cannot be avoided. There is no practical way for the snow plow operator to cut off the windrow of snow when crossing a driveway.