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Snow removal last week 'almost perfect'
Snow removal for the city's first winter blast went as well as ever thanks to the cooperation of most residents.
"We probably saved 2-3 hours," said Supt. Bill Karhliker because of no parking on city streets.
"We had to tow four cars," said police chief Bruce Centko, "though four others were on the list but getting a "hook" was not
possible."
The city put in a policy last year that prohibits parking on city streets during and after a snow of three inches or more. Last
Thursday the city got four inches which was cleaned up in about 5-6 hours.
"We started at 3:30 a.m. and had the major roads cleaned by 8 a.m." said Karhliker. "It might have been noon if we had to
contend with parked cars all over."
The city issued a warning Wednesday that was available on the city's FREE phone service. This is an alert system using email
and phones. To sign up for this free service just contact the city office at 438-6151.
Besides the notifications by phone or email, flyers were placed on cars that are parked on the street. "We made an effort to get
to all who might have been a problem" said Centko. He added that he hopes that the experience will get all residents to get on
the free notification service.
Mayor Joe Powell was happy with the overall removal citing the efficiency of the city workers. "Bill (Karhliker) has a plan that
takes in helping people get to and from work." And he added, that once an area, such as the square, is done and snow has
stopped, parking is okay.
Karhliker said that the square and the school areas (even with no school) plus the major arteries get major attention, alleys
last. The streets include Seventh, Jefferson, Washington, Madison, and Kennedy (to Hogan Road).
Both Routes 4 and 104 are done by the state.
The city has three dump trucks with blades for snow removal. Karhliker said this allows one for the east, one for west and one
for the south parts of the city.
He added that the type of snow that fell was easy to remove. Figuring in all factors, "I'd say things were almost perfect,"
concluded Karhliker.
Snow removal for the city's first winter blast went as well as ever thanks to the cooperation of most residents.
"We probably saved 2-3 hours," said Supt. Bill Karhliker because of no parking on city streets.
"We had to tow four cars," said police chief Bruce Centko, "though four others were on the list but getting a "hook" was not
possible."
The city put in a policy last year that prohibits parking on city streets during and after a snow of three inches or more. Last
Thursday the city got four inches which was cleaned up in about 5-6 hours.
"We started at 3:30 a.m. and had the major roads cleaned by 8 a.m." said Karhliker. "It might have been noon if we had to
contend with parked cars all over."
The city issued a warning Wednesday that was available on the city's FREE phone service. This is an alert system using email
and phones. To sign up for this free service just contact the city office at 438-6151.
Besides the notifications by phone or email, flyers were placed on cars that are parked on the street. "We made an effort to get
to all who might have been a problem" said Centko. He added that he hopes that the experience will get all residents to get on
the free notification service.
Mayor Joe Powell was happy with the overall removal citing the efficiency of the city workers. "Bill (Karhliker) has a plan that
takes in helping people get to and from work." And he added, that once an area, such as the square, is done and snow has
stopped, parking is okay.
Karhliker said that the square and the school areas (even with no school) plus the major arteries get major attention, alleys
last. The streets include Seventh, Jefferson, Washington, Madison, and Kennedy (to Hogan Road).
Both Routes 4 and 104 are done by the state.
The city has three dump trucks with blades for snow removal. Karhliker said this allows one for the east, one for west and one
for the south parts of the city.
He added that the type of snow that fell was easy to remove. Figuring in all factors, "I'd say things were almost perfect,"
concluded Karhliker.
Issue Date: Jan. 14, 2010
