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Originally Posted by TurnedTheCorner
I don't expect the city to be a "savior", I expect it to do its ****ing job. I'd gladly play more in taxes if A) I could see exactly how much of my tax bill goes to snow removal, and B) I could see an actual result from giving the city this tax money. I gladly pay a community fee on top of my municipal taxes, and I can always see how it's spent in the community.
It's not solely a budget issue, it's also a management issue and a transparency issue.
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I understand your concern, but the City IS doing it's job. All drivers are obviously biased right now because A) the roads they take to work aren't at 100% condition, and B) the City likely graveled your road, you just didn't notice or there was a layer of snow on top and anything that doesn't resemble bare pavement pisses people off.
It's not like someone can just snap their fingers and demand all resources are utilized; the snow removal budget formula is based on amount of snowfall on a yearly basis, and how much overhead and expenses equipment, staff and resources will cost.
Obviously this snow squall in the beginning of October is rare; The City can't start dishing out all their budgeted money on perfectly-shovelled roads.
Let me remind folks that The City doesn't have a "bare pavement" policy when it comes to snow removal; that's only for emergencies and gravel is what The City uses.