When it is expected that 3 or more inches of snowfall will fall a full plow operation is activated and the operation is underway. Department of public works utilizes private contractors as needed. These trucks are assigned specific routes. Even after plowing the entire Town some streets are still snow covered. This is due to the amount of traffic the street has seen since the beginning of the storm.
Traffic packs the snow, which makes removal difficult.
Some storms start with snow and change to freezing rain, which also makes plowing difficult and ineffective. Other factors that affect the quality of the plowing operation are the number of cars parked in the street and whether or not the parking ban was observed. There will be no plowing of private roads by the Department of Public Works. No snow or ice removed from private roads or property shall be deposited in the public ways in areas expected to be cleared by the Department of Public Works. Pushing snow or ice across roadway or walk.