HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014 01-08 Watershed District seeks residents for committee MAPLEWOOD REVIEW` Watershed District seeks residents for committee
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„ `,; The Ramsey-Washington determine if you live in the ticketing. Thompson, Maplewood snow back int� the street, Removal" at www.
' :�' Metro Watershed District district, click on "About the The City of Maplewood's Public Works Director. "The can be found on the City of ci.maplewood.mn.us/streets.
' is seeking residents to serve District"and then"Are You effective snow emergency realiry is these vehicles result Maplewood Department
• on its Citizen Advisory in the District?" requirements specifies in increased cost to residents of Public Works webpage
'` Committee. The committee Maplewood steps up "Parking of any vehicle on and make road conditions under"Snow and Ice .IAN 0 8 2Qt4
provides input to the district parking bans any street or road for more less safe."
on its projects,programs and than 30 minutes during the When snowfall levels
annual budget, and assists After recent snowfalls, rime intervening between r e q u i r e, M a p 1 e w o o d
with events and education Maplewood Public Works a snowfall and the plowing plow crews typically
': activities. The committee and Police Departments or removal of such snow begin full-scale plowing
=; generally meets siY times per will coordinate to step up is prohibited." As such, operarions between 3 and
� ;,; year.Members are appointed enforcement and removal vehicles may not be parked 5 a.m. In such situations,
� ' toatwo-yearterm.Interested efforts when snowfall levels on Ciiy streets after 2 a.m. the Maplewood Police
applicants should send an require city snow plows to and should remain off the Department will initiate
� ,g email to cliff@itivinwd.org be deployed. street until the roadway has stepped-up enforcement
< with contact information Maplewood city code beenplowedcurb-to-curb. efforts, including citation
k and a brief statement of why prohibits overnight parking "Vehicles illegally parked issuance and towing shortly
; they would like to serve.The on any city street between during snow events that after 2 a.m..
application deadline is Jan. the hours of 2 and 6 a.m., require street plowing Additional information
'' 10. and when plowing is increases the time it takes regarding a wide range
Information about the required Maplewood Police for plow operators to clear of winter regulations,
� district, its programs and will tow illegally parked city streets and greatly including sidewalk snow
boundaries can be found vehicles in addirion to the reduces the effectiveness of removal and the prohibition
atwww.rwmwd.org. To traditional response of our efforts," said Michael againstblowing or shoveling