Comments on: Preparing for the Next Storm http://www.decaturmetro.com/2011/01/14/preparing-for-the-next-storm/ Decatur Georgia News, Events, Atlanta News Mon, 15 Sep 2014 01:05:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0 By: MK http://www.decaturmetro.com/2011/01/14/preparing-for-the-next-storm/#comment-86369 Tue, 18 Jan 2011 16:53:34 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-86369 I have the same thoughts! I come from the northeast and many of the landscape companies, that owned large trucks, would also own a plow that they could attach. The townships and cities would then hire them as contractors particularly for the side streets. Since many landscapers are not typically busy in the winter this was a great source of income for them.

]]> By: Bee http://www.decaturmetro.com/2011/01/14/preparing-for-the-next-storm/#comment-86213 Tue, 18 Jan 2011 02:02:55 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-86213 In discussing the ‘big snow’ with an American friend who lives in Holland, she explained that the local government there was responsible only for clearing main roads. City dwellers kept large bags of salt and snow shovels. Each family came out and shoveled sidewalks, driveways AND a portion of the street in front of their home. Sounds like a community minded idea (at least for the able bodied.)

]]> By: PMcG http://www.decaturmetro.com/2011/01/14/preparing-for-the-next-storm/#comment-85909 Mon, 17 Jan 2011 03:03:56 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-85909 I’m not aware of commercial costs, but I’ve found the $1,500 to $2,000 range is what a personal plow for my vehicle would cost. For around here, a light duty plow used appropriately would be fine.

Figuring 5 snow days per year and a 5 year life of a blade, it’ll cost me about $80 per use. ($2,000 ÷ 25 days total) Compare that to lost wages for one week due to road conditions, and it almost makes sense.

]]> By: PMcG http://www.decaturmetro.com/2011/01/14/preparing-for-the-next-storm/#comment-85908 Mon, 17 Jan 2011 02:50:40 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-85908 I work in Tucker, but I’m sure we could work out a deal. :)

]]> By: Marcus http://www.decaturmetro.com/2011/01/14/preparing-for-the-next-storm/#comment-85856 Sun, 16 Jan 2011 20:55:59 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-85856 When I lived in Ohio, many of the plows were not county/city/state owned, but actually owned by various dump truck operators, etc, around the city. On snow days, a militia of sort is activated.

It’s win-win–the dump trucks aren’t doing anything until the roads are passable anyway, it allows them to offset (via county contract) what would have otherwise been a lost morning/day of work.

Anyone know whether theres anything of the sort in place here? Obviously the dump truck ops fund the plow, which may not be attractive in GA–but if we subsidized plows for, say, 5-10 Decatur-based dump trucks, I don’t imagine that would be cost-prohibitive.

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