snow plows? Parking ban?

Danielle Masters · Post by **Danielle Masters** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 9:24 am

Oh well, could be worse ... you could have talked about a Republican ... who would have moved one shovelful of snow, declared "Mission Accomplished" and then moved on, ignoring the massive piles of snow still surrounding.

Why bring political parties into this? Our local politics are supposed to be non-partisan. But just for the record that republican yesterday shoveled for more than an hour , this republican helped him. He didn't have to be there, he offered to help. We had no idea the news would show up, the school board actually called them. I just wish people would stop making everything a political issue. This isn't about being a republican or a democrat or even a independent. This issue is about enforcing laws that are on the books. This is about getting the job done and honestly the administration has failed miserably at both.

Grace O'Malley · Post by **Grace O'Malley** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 9:35 am

Another update on walking conditions:

Seen today:

Young students walking in the street on Riverside, Hilliard/Franklin, and Madison due to impassible sidewalks.

This really makes me angry. Again, there are NO excuses for snow blocking a public walkway almost SIX days after a snowfall.

I strongly urge the city to issue citations.

dl meckes · Post by **dl meckes** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 9:40 am

Were each of the participants polled for their political affiliations?

Which group had the larger shovels?

Which group seemed to have more shoveling experience?

Were the Indies difficult to control?

Danielle Masters · Post by **Danielle Masters** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 9:49 am

Sorry Dl I didn't poll any one's political affiliations. I was trying to be sarcastic, sorry it didn't go over well. The point is this isn't about political parties and city politics usually aren't although people try to make it an issue. When it comes right down to it, people will vote for who gets the job done. I really think the mayor is doing a horrible job on snow related issues. Tow the cars, fine the businesses, enforce the laws. There are no acceptable excuses as this point, everyone has had ample time to plow, shovel and move cars. The mayor has a job and he isn't doing it.

dl meckes · Post by **dl meckes** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 11:47 am

Danielle-

I apologize for a lame attempt at humor.

When we have helped neighbors and family shovel, we also didn't see it as a political contest.

Danielle Masters · Post by **Danielle Masters** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 11:52 am

dl,

Glad we are on the same page.

Rick Uldricks · Post by **Rick Uldricks** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 9:19 am

Esther Hazlett wrote:The car is gone, now.

During the early afternoon today, I noticed a city dump truck full of snow stopped inn front of my house. It was followed close behind by a front-end loader, clearing large wedges of snow from the street and dropping it into the truck. Then they moved on. Interesting snow-removal technique.

City workers were removing snow this way at 2:30am-3:15am this morning at Athens and Wyandotte. RIDICULOUS! The beeping of the front-loader and dump truck, combined with the scraping of the pavement, prevented my wife and I from sleeping. Why would the city do this @ 2:30am - almost a week and a half after the snow fall? Unreal.

c. dawson · Post by **c. dawson** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 3:18 pm

Political silliness aside (and it is silly ... except for those people who put their political party ahead of the good of their country, or who can only see things in terms of Red vs. Blue instead of Red, White, and Blue) ...

now that the snow is actually and finally melting, has anyone had any water problems in their basement yet?