"MEGA -- STORM"

[JohnnyD]

In a serious note, if we do get a lot of snow, a fair number of towns and school systems will be screwed.

This past little storm, Mansfield almost had to call a delay the following day because the school's snow budget is completely dry. They plowed the day before, but didn't drop a grain of sand because there's no budget for it. My roommate is a teacher at the High School and was talking to the Principal. If we get much more snow this season, they have no idea where the money is going to come from to remove it.

This is happening after they just had a budget meeting that resulted in a deficit equal to 80 teacher's jobs.

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Back home in Iowa they stopped plowing roads because they don't have the budget, and they're in pretty good fiscal condition.

The stopped salting simply because they ran out!

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[striperman36]

[quote=JohnnyD;660734]In a serious note, if we do get a lot of snow, a fair number of towns and school systems will be screwed.

This past little storm, Mansfield almost had to call a delay the following day because the school's snow budget is completely dry.

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I thought it was the town that had the snow removal budget.
My son goes to St. Mary's here in Mansfield, bus was 20 min late on Wednesday, but I don't think they sanded Wednesday except for main roads.

We's gonna get some more Tuesday, long term weather over the next few weeks is very conducive to additional storms.

[JohnnyD]

Originally Posted by striperman36

I thought it was the town that had the snow removal budget.
My son goes to St. Mary's here in Mansfield, bus was 20 min late on Wednesday, but I don't think they sanded Wednesday except for main roads.

We's gonna get some more Tuesday, long term weather over the next few weeks is very conducive to additional storms.

My understanding from him is that the school has their own snow removal budget for areas on school grounds. This includes the sub-contractors they hire to plow when they need extra help and the sand purchase budget.

One thing I have noticed consistently in the this area (Mansfield/Plainville/Foxboro) is that it seems towns are very rarely dropping sand, and never dropping salt. This goes for the entire winter so far this year.

[striperman36]

Originally Posted by JohnnyD

My understanding from him is that the school has their own snow removal budget for areas on school grounds. This includes the sub-contractors they hire to plow when they need extra help and the sand purchase budget.

One thing I have noticed consistently in the this area (Mansfield/Plainville/Foxboro) is that it seems towns are very rarely dropping sand, and never dropping salt. This goes for the entire winter so far this year.

I understand now JohnnyD. St Mary's has an inner courtyard play area, but rarely lets the kids out there now that there is snow in it.
The gym floor needs to get resurfaced every year after being abused by schools shoes.

The DPW sandpile is down by the animal shelter off of Fruit street.
I was doing my normal Sunday morning volunteering at the shelter and saw numerous private citizens pulling up to the now dwindling sand pile for their own sand fix.

There is absolutely no salt in down unless it is at the DPW on 106E.