The Public Works Director would like to remind everyone that it is the property owner’s responsibility to clear the sidewalks of snow and ice as described by Town Ord. No. 25 Removal of Snow and Ice (§ 185-1).
Also, it is crucial that all Main Street business owners not use rock salt on the Main Street sidewalks, as the rock salt will damage the sidewalks. Main Street business owners need to use Safe Step Ice Melt or other comparable ice melts that specify “safe for concrete, brick and stone”.
The Public Works Department is responsible to remove snow from approximately seventy-two miles of town roadway. Snow being thrown by the plow blade can be forceful and the weight of the pushed snow can cause damage to a mailbox. If it is determined a mailbox was struck directly by the snowplow, the Town will replace the existing mailbox with a standard mailbox and post. Standard mailbox replacement consists of a black metal mailbox. Post replacement will be a pressure treated post.
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL A MAILBOX OR POST BE CONSIDERED FOR REPLACEMENT IF:
▪The post shows dry rot, is unstable or placed too close to the roadway.
▪If a mailbox is popped off the cross member, shows no damage, and is lying there, the
mailbox, most likely, was not hit by the plow but the weight of the pushed snow took the
box off the support. Mailboxes must be firmly fixed to a durable post anchored in the
ground to withstand the impact of thrown snow.
All qualifying mailboxes that were damaged by a Town snowplow need to be reported by March 31, 2015.
Avoid parking on Town roads during snowstorms to allow the plow trucks to clear the snow. Make certain that basketball hoops, sprinkler systems and other items are at least 8 feet from the road to avoid damage by the Town plows. Basketball hoops, sprinkler systems and other items within the Town right of way are not permitted and will not be replaced, repaired or reimbursed by the Town.
Residents and business owners contracting privately for plowing… DO NOT PUSH SNOW INTO THE ROADWAY, THIS IS ILLEGAL.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Larry Bonin
Director Public Works
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