I don't believe it. [Dec. 6] two pieces of snow removal equipment (a front end loader and a scraper) showed up in our street and were scraping the invisible snow.
Did I miss the latest snowfall?
Now I know for sure why we are always short of tax money. [That] morning it was an absolute waste of taxpayers' money. What is the city doing?
Or better still, who is in charge of the snow removal and the waste of our money? Over the last years I have been wondering about the snow removal wisdom in our city. Another tax hike was mentioned in the paper [that] morning as well.
I live in a little cul-de-sac where we get up to five school buses coming in the morning and returning in the afternoon at the Respite Home on Green Place, off Hill Avenue. After a heavy snowfall Hill Avenue is being cleared of snow. The snow removal equipment goes up and down the road doing a 110 per cent job. After the snow has been moved to the side, the equipment is still pushing air around.
Last winter, a yellow school bus got stuck in our road and with all the local manpower we could not move that bus.
The driver phoned for help and a pickup truck came and he got stuck. They called for more help and a second pickup got stuck.
This was hilarious. Normally five days after they clear Hill they come around to our street. My suggestion would be to stop trying to accomplish a 110 per cent snow-clearing job. That is not necessary and is a waste of money. One swoop by a scraper would help a lot. It's not perfect, but it helps us to get out so much easier than fighting the deep snow for about five days.
If the city clears some driveways, stop it. If I have a ridge of snow in front of my
driveway I can clear that myself, no problem.
All in the name of efficiency and being
frugal with our tax money.
Uwe Finger
Prince George
