With December right around the corner talk of snow is on the minds of DPW officials. Snow? We still get that? Yes, and in sufficient amounts to require street plowing, and the bane of snow free streets are, cars parked on the street, and snow pushed out from driveways onto the street. What I’d really like to know is how this will impact Osborne Ave. The street basically has an uneven rut running along its west side, offering may opportunities for a plow to catch a corner and then break. Maybe if the first taxing district could spend some money restoring the road instead of paying sacks of cash in the likely endeavor of putting some lawyer’s kids through college over Klondike park, this could be avoided.
Norwalk has 255 miles of roads and 25 snow-plow routes that are plowed and salted, beginning with main arteries, steep hills and difficult intersections, followed by side streets, dead-end streets and cul-de-sacs.
Clearing streets can run more than $5,000, and take 16 to 24 hours from the end of a snowstorm.
To help out snow-plow crews, the city is asking motorists to remove parked vehicles from streets during every snowfall, clear snow and ice from sidewalks, not plow snow into street after plows have passed, and to remove basketball hoops, soccer goals and other obstacles from the sides of streets.
City ordinance requires property owners to keep all sidewalks along their properties free of snow and ice.
Likewise, city regulations prohibit private plowing contractors from pushing snow from driveways or parking lots onto city streets.
When the snow does fly, Moccia will decide whether to declare a snow emergency, based upon the recommendation of Harold F. Alvord, the city’s director of public works.
During a snow emergency, snow emergency routes, all marked, become off routes for parking. Vehicles left on such routes during a snow emergency will be towed and/or ticketed at the owner’s expense.
Alvord said the city will post snow emergency notices, when they occur, scrolling across the top of the city’s Web site at www.norwalkct.org. Motorists, however, can help plow drivers by getting their vehicles off city streets during any snowfall — whether a snow emergency is declared or not.
“Legally, they have to (remove them) in a snow emergency,” Alvord said. “But any snowstorm, if they get their cars off the road, that will help tremendously.”
The city will repair or replace mailboxes, posts or fences struck by plow blades, but not those that fall from the force of plowed snow. A paint mark or tire track is considered evidence of a strike.
Residents with concerns or complaints may call the city’s Customer Service Center at (203) 854-3200, or e-mail customerservice@norwalkct.org. Information about snow removal may be found at www.norwalkct.org.
source: The Hour, City officials turn attention to upcoming snow season, By ROBERT KOCH, November 28, 2007
I guess Santa is going to be doing the paving
The good news is that Quintard is scheduled and budgeted for road paving next year. So hang in there Quintardians, you will one day have a road without ruts and potholes.
“Maybe if the first taxing district could spend some money restoring the road instead of paying sacks of cash in the likely endeavor of putting some lawyer’s kids through college over Klondike park, this could be avoided.”
That’s my Turfie
ken slapin picked his good friend to rip off, i mean represent the district by fiat in a folly that will cost more in fees than the land is worth. can someone spell it stinks.
I trust winter road conditions improve when the DPW get some more practice. This would be the weekend we should of seen the fire and police report on accidents and roll overs. I think Ct took first place in rollovers today. Of course we do need to blame the drivers as well they were the ones to roll over.
Be amazed if the 1st district spends money on Osborne Ave because that’s in the 3rd district and the districts don’t fix roads. The City fixes roads, within the limits of their budget. Heavily traavelled roads do get priority, as they should.
Moccia spring and tie rod service thanks everyone for participating in Norwalks road course this winter.There will not be any change on Osborne this summer the election committee would like more time to get revunue from this street so when elections come Dick can say thank him.Please allow this to continue the budget,police,reed and putnam will take a serious toll on the mayors favorability by next election so this subject shall be ripe for a resolve in 18 months.Besides we have stocked up on tie rods and cannot afford to take a loss.Thank you all for allowing this to continue we enjoy seeing the lot full on monday mornings.
Speaking only for myself, having had to lay out $800 already once for front tie rods necessitated by the state of the roads in this town, when I get my next real estate tax bill, I’m holding back that much in case it happens again. If everyone did that, it might get the attention of the powers that be. Or all the dissatisfied drivers could storm the bar at the Norwalk Inn, which is where you’ll find the powers that be. Of course the biggest power doesn’t have to pay when anything goes wrong with HIS car, we help to foot that bill too.
Great idea. About the taxes, that is. The drinks at the Norwalk Inn aren’t that good, makes you wonder what the attraction is.
Well, the bar is where a lot of whoring takes place…
Never trust a person who won’t have a drink with you.
#7 why would he drive around the city?He may learn how the city hurts and its needs.He is the chairman of aspirations to take him to the state level like Duff and the rest of them theres no place in Norwalk for him.We need to find a mayor that knows solutions not politics and developers maybe then Osbborne ave would be fixed by now.Use to be coming from the point you go one steet up from Osborne and cut through to 95 but that road has now become another Osborne ave so now there is two streets that need major repair.How can you justify a orange barrel as a permanent solution for a street hazard? Its been there for six months anyone hear of a patch?
The drinks at the Inn are only watered down for Democrats. The Republicans get pretty good ones. But in response to #10 – there isn’t anybody the mayor won’t have a drink with, which I guess makes him completely trustworthy?
Pretty much
Never have a drink with a man who won’t look you in the eye. I bet Handrinos tells the bartender at the Inn to piss in Democrats’ drinks.