Several readers complimented the Winchester Department of Public Works and the job they did clearing snow-covered roads during the blizzard.
We asked you, our readers, how you would rate Winchester's plowing during the blizzard and one thing is certain: you are proud of the work done by the Winchester Department of Public Works. Compare and Contrast Some of the readers compared the job done by Winchester to nearby communities and private contractors, and the consensus was that the town did a better job. "Winchester DPW are the best in the state. Excellent work!" wrote reader elisa on Winchester Patch. "Excellent job compared to many surrounding communities!" wrote reader Town Crier. "I am normally a critic of the plowing job the town does," wrote reader RT. "I must say that with this amount of snow, I doubt that anyone else could do much better." Reader BAV added, "I was …
Landscape companies, who rely on snow plowing to get them through the winter, have been hurting this season.
It was a Friday morning in late January and Cliff Cunningham was driving through the rain on Johnson Road. A year ago that would have been snow and Cunningham would be heading to work. But not this year, this year hasn’t been good for the snow plow business. “It’s been miserable,” concedes Cunningham of Clipco Landscaping. “It balances out over the years. We worked very hard last year. We’re hardly working right now.” According to Acting Department of Public Works Director Jay Gill, Winchester has had 11 inches of snow this season. He said that over the last four years the town has averaged 60 inches of snow and at this time last year, 50.5 inches had already fallen. Fifty-degree days and January rainstorms aren’t too common for those …
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Lisa
10:53 am on Monday, January 30, 2012
While I feel for any industry that depends upon Mother Nature, this is good news for the town---if at this point only 120K of 400K has been spent, even if it tops off at 200K, that's a couple of hundred thousand dollars for the town that can be put away/re-allocated, whatever. Let's make sure this saved money is saved or used wisely! more ›