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Thursday, January 11, 2007

Erie Tackles the Snow Publicly

The Erie Board of Trustees took the heat from citizens Tuesday night regarding snow removal. As Mayor Andrew Moore described last week, staff had to answer a lot of questions about their response to the storms. Residents of course came out with their over the top disgust and condemnation of the town's ability - or lack thereof - to prioritize the 25 feet of road at the end of their particular driveway.

Trustee Tom Van Lone said staff "faced a no-win situation given the frequency and ferocity of the storms." Read more in the Daily Camera. He offered to head a committee to explore ways to improve the town's response to massive snowstorms.

There were front-loaders scraping my back street cul-de-sac in Lafayette last night at 8:30 PM. The 10-ft pile of snow and foot-deep potholes in the snow are just a reminder we live in COlorado. Life goes on, people...

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