City plans snow operations
JANESVILLE—Forecasters predict six or more inches of snow accumulation during daylight hours, according to a city news release.
This morning, 16 operators in plow trucks equipped with salt applicators plowed and chemically treated main roads, hills, bridges, curves, bus routes, school zones and other high priority areas.
The objective is to keep high volume, challenging roadways as free of snow and ice as possible, according to the release.
An additional seven drivers will maintain public parking lots, sidewalks and entrances to public buildings.
An additional 14 workers will be deployed late this afternoon for a citywide plowing operation.
Residential streets should be plowed late this evening and be completed between 3 and 4 a.m. Wednesday, depending on conditions.
A snow emergency was declared at noon today, which means all vehicles must be parked off the streets. Failure to do so could result in a parking ticket.
For more information, call 608-755-3110.
Mar 6, 2013 at 1:58 a.m.
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The issue is probably simply that the cops had more important things to do. Call each time it snows until the street parkers get the message (it should only take once). I live in the Fourth Ward and have had to put up with drug houses for months at a time, so I can deal with calling about a car more than once.
Mar 6, 2013 at 12:13 a.m.
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frusion stated All you have to do is call the non emergency police number and report those cars. Not true. I called during the last snow emergency about a car parked for weeks at Crosby & Roosevelt and also 3 vehicles parked
for days on Pioneer Rd....no tickets. The car at Crosby & Roosevelt is STILL there. They ought to take the ordinance off the books if they aren't going to enforce it.
Mar 5, 2013 at 9:03 p.m.
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I don't understand why they call a snow emergency and then never ticket half of the people parked in the street. I have a better idea. Tow all of the people parked on the street like they do in Milwaukee during a snow emergency and get the streets clear of snow.
Most of the people parked on the street have a driveway that they could park on. Better yet, clean out the crap in the garage and park in there.
Mar 5, 2013 at 9:01 p.m.
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have cars stilled parked in street towed plus ticket. mayb they will learn and find a proper parking place. yes i know i know some houses only have room for one car in driveway but hey this is wisc and this is what winter is like here. deal with it
Mar 5, 2013 at 7:01 p.m.
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And once again the city of Milton plowed the main streets two or three times before they plowed the one in front of my house once.
Mar 5, 2013 at 6:11 p.m.
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Instead of a ticket how about the offending vehicle owner has to shovel the snow the plow missed because of them, yeah I know It'll never fly, but, in a perfect world.....
Mar 5, 2013 at 5:20 p.m.
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dcsnick1, all you have to do is call the non-emergency police number and report those cars. They will get a ticket if you complain.
Mar 5, 2013 at 4:01 p.m.
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I thought the main streets were in very good shape today. Good time for the city to make money on all the vehicles that dont get moved. There are always the same 2 cars on my block that never move and never get a ticket.
Mar 5, 2013 at 3:35 p.m.
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Thank you to all the road crews for being outside in the snow making our streets safe. We appreciate your efforts.
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