How Would You Grade Newton's Plowing During the Blizzard of 2013?
Are you satisfied or frustrated with how the city handled the area’s fifth largest snowstorm in history? Let us know by posting a comment below.
Now that the snow has fallen, and started to melt, it’s your time to rate how the city’s plows handled the more than two feet of snow that fell Friday and Saturday. You can also weigh in on the plowing of city municipal lots as well as the sidewalks and crosswalks the city handles during a storm. Feel free to give praise or thanks, express frustrations or offer up constructive criticism in the comments section below, and keep in mind, the blizzard was the fifth largest snowstorm in New England history. For more local blizzard coverage, check out our Newton Storm Center. Related discussion:
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Naomi Olson
2:23 pm on Thursday, February 14, 2013
I feel that the plows did a good job. The larger issues were with sidewalks especially at corners, bus-stops and hydrants and with private companies ploughing snow into already cleared streets. The former problem -- which is far more serious -- probably cannot be efficiently solved simply by throwing public funding at it. How can we motivate citizens who own snowblowers to adopt a corner or bus … more ›