****Snow Removal TIPS****
Remove the excess snow piled in road right of way by pushing the piles of snow off the road right of way, AGAINST the lane of traffic in front of your driveway and mailbox (if applicable) for approximately ten – twelve (10-12) feet will allow for the ‘emptying out’ of the snow plow blades from the town equipment PRIOR to or as soon after the snow plow truck has passed by your driveway and or mailbox. Keep this area in front of driveways and mailboxes cleared (which also helps to maintain the integrity of the mail box and post). This practice allows for the placement of the roadway snow in the cleared road right of way. With the type of snow and the amount we are getting this year the volume of snow puts additional pressure on these mailbox structures. This strategy seems to work well on town road straight-a-ways… The experts tell me those cul de sacs, are just plain difficult to plow – however keeping the mailboxes cleared and “upstream” road right of way cleared might prove to be of some help.  THE REMOVAL OF SNOW from your neighbors drive can impact your driveway approach to the roadway.  If you find that neighbors driveway snow is being pushed out onto the roadway and stored in town road right of way, that extra snow is picked up by the Town plow and delivers extra snow downstream onto adjacent property owners road accesses. Town plow drivers can not adjust their plows to eliminate this from happening. Efforts should be made to provide on site 'staging areas' located OUTSIDE town road right of way for snow storage, which could mean the removal of brush and trees to allow for the area.   Hang in there, Mother Nature does eventually bring changes.