As I was driving down a snow covered McBryde last night, I noticed the road up to Wilder Hill (where the new Mayor lives) was nicely plowed... Just wondering if anyone knows who plowed it? If it was the Public Works guys I am wondering why main streets weren't taken care of first. If it was a private citizen then great, move to my neighborhood next please.

I think it is time for the City to invest in a plow attachment for the dump truck so the Citizens can get around town. If it wasn't for 4 wheel drive, I could not have left my house.

A home owner on Wilder Hill clears it.

It's a chronic problem. Much of what passes for snow removal is just guys with tractors.

It's probably a combination of a guy who wants to wants to curry favor with the new mayor and get a discount the next time he buys a new car.

Hardly the case, either scenario.

This person pretty much carried the new mayor up the hill on foot a couple years ago during a snow and ice storm when the new mayor's car got stuck at the bottom of the hill, so any desired favor in your imagination would have been given then.

If you knew who it was, you'd know how ridiculous your post is...again. You can take that to the bank. The last thing on this person's mind is "currying favor". It's not in his make-up. So maybe you can guess now who clears the road.

Thanks for the update ikayak...

I think it is time for the city to invest in a plow that will fit on the front of the dump truck. I know the crew must get frustrated trying to do that work with the road grader or other equipment not designed for that use. I am not sure how much a plow attachment would be, but I am guessing not as much as we might think.

It's not as if our municipal employees have much opportunity to develop snowplowing skills. Maybe we should send some to Wisconsin for training.

I'd like to see the cities' snow removal plans. I was out and about in Aberdeen earlier in the week. It looked like Market and First were being left to plow themselves.

What I said was partly tongue in cheek. There are many civic minded people in town who'll do things like plow the roads that the city doesn't.

I don't think it's any more likely that he's doing it for the new mayor than for anyone else on Wilder Hill.

But it does raise the question about the wisdom of being dependent on the kindness of these individuals. As street points out, the city does have a 5 yard dump truck that is perfectly capable of being equipped with a plow, and plenty of staff to operate it if so equipped.

You're welcome.

Plowed/scraped/sanded streets would be nice. I drive a small car with low clearance and my spouse called yesterday morning after getting on the highway and said I wouldn't make it out of Monte for my dentist appointment. Fortunately, friends offered to drive me into Aberdeen in their SUV.

I wouldn't have thought twice in the Midwest about driving any of the days this week. I grew up driving in these conditions. But the plows and salt/sanders would have been out constantly, even on side streets. It's a large part of city/county/state budget. This happens so rarely here...weekly there during winter.

Just a reminder...check on your elderly and single parent neighbors to see if they need your help with errands, etc..

And "the guys with tractors" have more? The county has plowed west satsop road several times in the last few days, maybe the city crew could get training from them. Better yet, pay the county for an hour a day of snowplowing. What would that cost? 8 days a year times $400 or so?

That's like one month interest on cost of the ladder truck.

I partly apologize for jumping on your post then. It's difficult if not impossible to tell "tone" and intent on a message board. The person who clears the hill is a close friend and very civic minded, and I personally know of him going well above and beyond the call of duty to help others on both a personal and professional level, for no other reason than that is his character.

Yes, we have many excellent people living here in Monte willing to make it a great community.