JACKSON COUNTY ADVOCATE ARTICLE FOR 02/06/2014 Groundhog Day has come and gone. The rodent says we are in for another 6 weeks of winter and the forecasters are saying here comes the snow. Since the first 6 weeks of winter was spent mostly in the deep freeze, it looks like the next 6 weeks might be on the snowy side. Following are some reminders straight from the citys website of how things work in the city when it snows. On residential snow routes, City crews using smaller trucks work 12-hour shifts during daytime hours to provide a passable lane by plowing and applying salt on intersections, hills and curves. As possible, crews will widen the passable lane, which may still have some snow pack due to low pavement temperatures. In the event of severe snow, cul-de-sacs and dead ends will be plowed after arterial, collector and through residential streets. This ensures that City crews may use their resources most effectively. When snow depths exceed a couple of inches, residents are advised that parking cars off-street during snow plow operations greatly enhances the ability of snow plows to remove snow, especially in cul-de-sacs and dead end streets. Residents who must park on-street are asked to follow the below parking practice so snow crews can do their job. -On streets that run north/south, please park on the west side of the street. -On streets that run east/west, please park on the north side of the street. When vehicles are parked on both sides of a narrow street, it may not leave enough space for a snowplow, and that street might get skipped. Residents parking on signed Emergency Snow Routes should be prepared to find alternate parking locations to avoid vehicles being ticketed or towed. Residents wanting to report slick spots or missed streets to the City’s 311 Call Center should wait 36 hours after snow has stopped falling. While crews are running assigned snow routes, it is assumed that all streets are slick. Only after snow has stopped falling and all snow routes have been run does the City’s 311 Call Center accepts requests for slick spots and missed streets. With the improvements in technology now available, the office manager can handle most functions and provide assistance from home with only a slight lag time in service. FYI - When there is a Homes Association meeting scheduled and there is bad weather, check to see if the School District or the school where the meeting is being held has been closed, the meeting will automatically be cancelled. Any time the weather is bad, before coming up to the office, please call first to see if the office is actually open. While our physical office might be closed, improved technology does allow for most Association business be done from home. Please leave a message and your call will be returned and assistance provided. Heres to the Groundhog being wrong and the next 6 weeks being nothing we cant handle. Below is the calendar for the upcoming events: February 10th South KC Alliance General Meeting, 6pm to 7pm, location: South Patrol Police Station, 9701 Marion Park Drive 11th Ruskin Heights Homes Association Meeting, 7pm to 8pm, location: Ruskin High School Media Center 13th South Kansas City Neighborhood Advisory Council Meeting, 6pm to 7pm, location: South Patrol Police Station, 9701 Marion Park Drive 14th 2nd Friday with Councilmen’s Sharp & Taylor 14th No School K-12 19th Southern Community Coalition Meeting, 7pm to 9pm, location: Baptiste Educational Center --Ellen Cook, President
Posted on: Mon, 03 Feb 2014 14:19:44 +0000
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