Well maybe not frightful, but over the weekend we were reminded that winter is on its way with the light dusting of snow we received.
I think with that its a good time to remind residents of Milton about the Town’s snow removal policies.
Here is the link to the Town of Milton’s page that will give you all the information you’ll need with the upcoming winter season. This will be the time of year myself, along with other council colleagues, will be getting the most calls and emails throughout the year. When will our street be plowed? How long after the snow starts will plowing begin? Why are some streets done first and mine last?
This should help you answer these and many more questions you might have. Stay tuned to my Twitter feed as during these storms I will be posting updates provided to us from our staff as to when things will begin when the real snow hits us.
One of the main issues I’ll highlight here is allowing the plow. I know its hard for many of us with busy lives, picking up kids, heading to hockey, going out shopping and getting back and forth to work daily but we have to keep in mind parking on our streets. When the big snow comes its imperative that we do our best to keep our cars off the street and allow for the snow plows to go through. Many unfavourable situations can be avoided by allowing the snow plows access to the street to keep them on time and our roads as clear as possible.
The Town will announce via the website and social media instances where parking considerations will be suspended so that we can keep the plows moving through the night. Again, follow me on Twitter or Facebook to keep up with those announcements.
Winter storms are not fun and we all want to ensure people can get in and out of their homes and have all the streets plowed as quickly as possible so if we keep some of the rules in mind, this will happen.
If you have any other questions, please let me know mike.cluett@milton.ca