Janesville cuts back snow plowing
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STAN STRICKER
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Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008
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The City of Janesville is looking for ways to cut the snow plowing budget for the rest of the year.
Public Works Director Jack Messer tells WCLO's Stan Milam Show, its because the 2007-2008 snow plowing season was the worst on record, and the budget has been exhausted. He says a plan is in place to limit plowing as much as safely possible. During the first snow storm of this season, most residential streets weren't plowed.
Messer says when the New Year arrives, they'll be able to review the situation and hopefully develop a new plan.
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Dec 5, 2008 at 12:04 p.m.
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you would think they would plow then spread the salt?
Dec 5, 2008 at 11:07 a.m.
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I don't understand why, when they piggyback the plows, the first truck is spreading the salt mixture and the second truck plows it away. There's no way that mixture has time to do any good in 20 seconds.
Dec 5, 2008 at 10:36 a.m.
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gazettereader: You're probaly right!! Too bad we can't read their minds, we'd know when to take our cars off the road. right now we are at the whim of when the city chooses to do their job we have already paid our taxes for them to do. Good luck everyone, keep safe on our treacherous city streets!
Dec 5, 2008 at 10:05 a.m.
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whoanellie that is probably how they determine which streets to plow, whichever have the most opportunity for revenue.
Dec 5, 2008 at 10:01 a.m.
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What does Beloit do differently than Jvl because Beloit's streets have been plowed during both storms this past week (even side streets). Jvl didn't plow for several storms last winter either. Where is the money going??
Way to go Beloit!!
Dec 5, 2008 at 9:39 a.m.
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New Year's Eve, drinking and driving and snow on the streets. I bet the local hospitals will be overwhelmed!
Dec 5, 2008 at 9:11 a.m.
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Don't tell me our street will be worse than any other year!!!! They don't plow our street very often as it is! but they will be quick to give out those tickets for not getting your car off the street when they do decide to plow! How are we to know when they will and when they won't?? We are just at the mercy of when they want to do their job.YOUR TAX DOLLARS AT WOORK!!!!!
Dec 5, 2008 at 8:10 a.m.
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I can understand maybe not putting salt down- but at least getting the snow off the roads would have helped. My street is all ice now because it was packed down.
Those that plow for the city- when it isn't snowing what do they normally do and is just plowing that much more expensive that what they would otherwise be doing? I realize gas will play into that, but just wondering is it the act of plowing or the salt that costs
Dec 4, 2008 at 10:14 p.m.
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Just like Janesville to rather save a buck then to save lives. Wonder how many accidents there were because of this snow? WAY TO GO!
Dec 4, 2008 at 9:54 p.m.
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and i believe there were more accicents because of that. way to go j-ville!
Dec 4, 2008 at 9:53 p.m.
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Well now I know why my street was never plowed the first time we had 5 inches.
Dec 4, 2008 at 9:31 p.m.
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It was obvious this morning that there was a cutback. As soon as I left the city roads were great.
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