Phillip and I try our best to
control cost while maintaining a level of service that keeps up with needed
maintenance of roads. We welcome input and if you have any ideas or concerns
please let us know.
1.
TH #1
(Powder Spring Rd.) and TH #2 (Minard Hill Rd.) have priority followed by
school bus routes, then major traffic routes and then we will plow the roads
which we feel cause the most problems for the public (traffic volume, steepness)
and other roads in the most cost efficient manner.
2. The town of Groton has only two employees to do this winter maintenance.
It takes about six hours to complete plowing after the snow stops. We may vary
from above priorities for emergency situations. (fires, ambulance, etc.)
3.
Town office and fire station lot should be plowed enough to let vehicles
in and out during office hours. (parking lot needs to be empty of vehicles to
plow completely.)
4.
The town will enforce no parking rules at all places where the plow
trucks turn around.
5.
Vehicles parked or abandoned in right-of-way or on town-owned property
may be moved at owners expense. The Town of Groton will not be responsible for
damage to personal property left in right-of- way.
6.
No person shall plow or otherwise deposit snow onto the traveled way,
shoulder or sidewalk of a class 2 or 3 town highway. (23
VSA § 1126A).
7.
The town does not plow class 4 roads or private roads.
8.
After 16 hours on the job we are required to stop operations and get a
minimum of 6 hours off.
9.
Salt will be applied to class 2 paved roads and paved end of Goodfellow
Rd. (5-1) with sand added as necessary. (salt is not effective when road
temperature is below 20 degrees).
10.
Sand
will be applied to the gravel roads. (at temperatures below 0° sand, will not
stay on the road)
11.
On
nights and weekends there will be a lower level of maintenance to help control
costs. In most cases there will be
no maintenance between 10pm and 4am.
12.
Side
walks are cleaned in the early morning, then again when state and town highway
departments are done plowing. This takes about 3-1/2 hours.
