Was your street plowed yet?
The storm is still on but residents hope for a better performance from the DPW. Crews were out this morning picking up garbage while others are out on the roads salting and plowing. The township hired private contractors to plow developments and other areas.
It was two years ago during a major blizzard the committeemen went on video prior to the storm and reassuring Lakewood residents that all was under control. It took no longer than 12 hours to realize it was one big lie. Half the workers did not show up roads were not touched by plows for days and the town did not dig itself out of the snow for a few weeks. Something had to be done the anger of the residents was palpable and the township knew it cant just get out of the mess with some good PR. The head of DPW was fired and the committee responded by hiring outside contractors to plow the developments.
Hopefully this time around residents will get a better service for the high taxes.
The storm is still on but residents hope for a better performance from the DPW. Crews were out this morning picking up garbage while others are out on the roads salting and plowing. The township hired private contractors to plow developments and other areas.
It was two years ago during a major blizzard the committeemen went on video prior to the storm and reassuring Lakewood residents that all was under control. It took no longer than 12 hours to realize it was one big lie. Half the workers did not show up roads were not touched by plows for days and the town did not dig itself out of the snow for a few weeks. Something had to be done the anger of the residents was palpable and the township knew it cant just get out of the mess with some good PR. The head of DPW was fired and the committee responded by hiring outside contractors to plow the developments.
Hopefully this time around residents will get a better service for the high taxes.