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Guidelines for Safe Snow Removal

To aid in the snow removal process, the Public Works Department would like to remind New Hope residents of the regulations that are enforced to ensure efficient and effective snow removal practices:

• Street and sidewalk crews will operate snow removal operations when there is a snowfall of more than two inches or if conditions warrant plowing. The crews will begin shortly after the storm subsides. The city is divided into nine routes for snow and ice control operations.
• Residents should avoid parking on city streets during the winter months, and especially during and after a snowfall. Vehicles will be ticketed and towed away if they obstruct the progress of snow plows.
• No parking is allowed on city streets during a snow emergency. The parking ban is strictly enforced during the winter months.
• Warn your children about not playing in the snow banks made by the plows. Usually plow operators cannot see children playing in the snow banks. Therefore, it is important to remind all children about the dangers of playing in snow banks.
  
• Occasionally, snow plowing will result in damage to mail boxes. The city will repair the damage only if the mailbox and its supporting posts are properly located behind the curb line or along the edge of the street and if damage is the result of actual contact by the snow plow. A standard design mail box will be used for replacements (the city will not replace decorative mail boxes). Property owners who install decorative materials in the right-of-way do so at their own risk. The city will not assume responsibility for damages that are caused by mailboxes that protrude into the street or are damaged simply by snow pressure.
• The city apologizes in advance for plugged driveways, which are unavoidable side effects of well-plowed streets and sidewalks. To reduce the frustration of shoveling out the end of one's driveway twice, it is suggested that you wait until the street is plowed to its full width before completing your snow removal.