City of Martinsville recently issued the following announcement.
With the forecast of heavy snow starting Wednesday evening, February 2, 2022 and continuing through the day on Thursday, February 3, 2022 residents are asked to avoid parking vehicles on city streets if at all possible until the streets have been cleared.
According to Mayor Kenny Costin, “By not parking on the street will give our crews an unobstructed path to get the street cleared.” He also pointed out that vehicles that remain on the street may get plowed in.
As stated in the “Frequently Asked Winter Weather Questions” on the city’s web page (www.martinsville.in.gov) “As the roads are plowed, snow will end up at the end of driveways and against mailboxes. Our Street Department plows as close to the mailboxes as possible, mindful that it doesn’t take much force to break older mailbox posts off at the ground. It is inconvenient for homeowners, but our city crews cannot return to the hundreds of driveways and mailboxes to perform custom snow removal. Homeowners need to do this work for themselves.”
Also stated on the web page is a reminder of City Code 70-6: Sidewalks; Removal of Ice and Snow which states “It shall be the duty of the owner or of the occupant of each parcel of real estate in the city abutting upon any sidewalk to keep the sidewalk abutting his or her premises free and clear of snow and ice; and it shall be the duty of such owner or occupant to remove all snow and ice accumulated on such parcel within a reasonable time, which will ordinarily not exceed 12 hours after the abatement of any storm during which the snow and ice may have accumulated.”
It is expected that crews will be working around the clock to keep the city streets passable for traffic. According to City Superintendent Mac Dunn, a new product, which is a mixture of salt and magnesium chloride, will help combat the ice and snow will be used starting with this pending storm. However, drivers will need to be patient as it will take time for the nearly 85 miles of city street to be cleared. Additionally, drivers are reminded that travel advisories may be issued by county and/or state agencies and these advisories must be followed.
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