Medford: How Are You Dealing With the Storm?
Some details on the aftermath of the biggest snowstorm in years.
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The snow has stopped, but the work of cleaning up from one of the biggest snowstorms in local history is just getting ramped up.
Between Friday and Saturday, Medford saw upwards of two feet of snow. All across the city, people have begun the process of digging out.
On Saturday, the city made a reverse 911 call with a message from Medford Mayor Michael J. McGlynn, which said that 108 plows, both city and private contractors, have been working to clear city streets.
We heard from a lot of people on Facebook Saturday who were still waiting for their street to be plowed even as the evening approached. Calling the Medford DPW seemed to do the trick for some.
There were only two power outages in Medford reported by National Grid as of 8 a.m. Saturday.
McGlynn reminded residents that while digging out, throwing snow back into city streets "is creating a public safety hazard which is subject to a fine."
Shoveling your sidewalk is not only good for your neighborhood but also required by city ordinance. Local blogger Alicia Hunt posted the top five reasons why people in Medford should shovel their sidewalk.
Also, a decision regarding whether school will take place in Medford Monday will be made by noon today.
If you have pictures or videos from the storm, we would love to see them. Please upload them here, it's very easy.
What are you doing to recover from the blizzard? Any issues? Leave a comment below.
Sara-Elisebeth Finley
11:39 am on Sunday, February 10, 2013
Does anyone know about trash pick up this week - most of my neighbors truly cannot get their trash out for pick up - there is no where to put the barrels...
Ruby
12:01 pm on Sunday, February 10, 2013
On Fulton Spring Rd. the plows made one pass right down the middle of the road making it difficult when two vehicles are heading in opposite directions. I miss the days when the city did their own plowing and did not hire pick up trucks to do the job. Of course our end of Fulton Spring Rd. is suppose to be a private way and everyone uses it as a cut through to get into the heights so I guess one lane is good enough for them.
Kathy Bourne
12:46 pm on Sunday, February 10, 2013
we have finally seen sight of a Lg DPW truck, the private contractor who plows this Street, really doesn't know what he is doing. For the last 5 yrs we have had to deal with him not plowing properly, we park on one side so that he can push the snow to the opposite side and instead he comes right down the middle every time. He should come down the middle the first time and then closer to the snow banks the next time. He got stuck Friday night and when he got out he just left, came back yesterday and got stuck again and some women on the street helped him get out. He never retruned again. Now the City truck has finally come! Anybody can put a plow blade on a truck but if you don't know what your doing GO HOME!!!!!
Mary Cadiero
2:14 pm on Sunday, February 10, 2013
Good for you Kathy. Our street is not plowed well with that driver. It seemed like he didn't put this blade down as close to the pavement as possilbe. He left ruts. Thank God an emergency vehicle was not needed on our street, as in the past when they couldn't get down the street to Maureen's house and had to walk down the street with their medical equipment. I realize that this is big storm and the main roads need to get done first, but side street should be plowed better. We need the city to purchase more trucks and have the city workers plow our city. THEY WOULD DO A BETTER JOB!! THEY CARE ABOUT THE COMMUNITY. Taxes keep going up every year, give the city workers the money to clear the streets instead of private contractors who could care less.