poll: How Did the City of Providence Do in Snow Removal?
Monday, February 11, 2013
How Did the City of Providence Do in Snow Removal?
- 358 vote - D: Poor job, disorganized
- 251 vote - F: Too many streets untouched
- 194 vote - B: Very good considering the snow fall
- 36 vote - A: Great job
- 17 vote - C: Solid job, just too much snow
A number of residents have emailed and Facebooked GoLocalProv.com about the lack of attention to their street. One business owner on Federal Hill says that his area has yet to be touched - adversely impacting his business.
What is your take? How well has the City of Providence done with plowing and snow removal?
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Comments:
Concerned Taxpayer
11:13am on Monday, February 11, 2013
Plows need to be more careful not to block driveways after they have paid to have themselves plowed out. A neighbor had their driveway (they paid)to have their drive way and walkway plowed and the city pushed snow back onto thier sidewalk and into their driveway!!!! They are now blocked in again and will have to pay again to be plowed out so they can get their cars out.
anthony sionni
11:58am on Monday, February 11, 2013
not good, how much did they pay for that GPS system again?
David Beagle
12:50pm on Monday, February 11, 2013
Kinda like the perfect storm. Combine equipment that isn't up to the task, too much snow and the fact that city employees making overtime wages during this time have no incentive whatsoever to do a quick and effecient job and this is what you get, not just in Providence but North Providence and Pawtucket too.
Edward Smith
1:02pm on Monday, February 11, 2013
Providence did well under the circumstances. Consider two feet of snow being pushed around by DPW types. I would say the results are actually extraordinary. Good job, Providence.
Harold Stassen
4:00pm on Monday, February 11, 2013
@E. Smith
Are you even remotely serious? Granted, it was a bad storm, however, city officials had more time to properly prepare than the allies had for the Normandy Invasion, and still botched it. Far too many streets were left untouched and on the others snow extends 8'-10' from the curb making all but single lane travel impossible.
As evidenced by the poll results, your "extraordinary" evaluation is off the mark.
Patrick Holt
5:28pm on Monday, February 11, 2013
Way to many roads did not touched. There is a problem with the way the entire process is organized and managed.
anthony sionni
9:51am on Tuesday, February 12, 2013
In this day and age, it shouldn't take 3 days to plow streets,no matter how bad the storm is!
Hire more contractors! How do you pay for them? Cut spending on unnecessary crap and high salaries in city hall!
Ronald Syper
11:34am on Wednesday, February 13, 2013
I witnessed contractors doing circles and not expanding the width of the roads. The GPS system does not tell if the roads are being cleared "PROPERLY".
Someone should look into the condition of the cities equipment. A friend of mine told me that the person in charge of managing the vehicles refuses to allow proper repairs and insist that mechanics use patch work to keep vehicles on the roads.