It’s not just area government agencies who are feeling the strain from paying for extra plowing this winter, ordinary citizens have paid dearly too; one up to $100 just to have his driveway plowed! Read the Spokesman-Review story and let us know if you’ve paid an exorbitant price for snow removal this winter.
Not having a contigency plan in place for inevitable situations is expensive. If you don’t have a plan, then you are at the whims of the market. When demand is high and supply is low, prices rise. Guys with plows can’t keep up so the highest bidder “wins” their service. We live in a temprate climate zone that is subject to snow. Prepare for it. Buy a shovel, get appropriate tration devices for your vehicle, take the bus if you don’t like-or have the skill for- driving. Whining really doesn’t change the situation.
I like your idea of having a plan, versus buying a bunch of new equipment to have on hand as some people have suggested in the past weeks. Problem is, you buy a bunch of new plows, graders, etc. and they’re going to sit around rusting for ten more years until this happens again, wasting tax payer money. A plan is something proactive and cheap that can be done and it’s no big deal if its’ never put into action.