Stonelick Township maintains over 53 lane miles of roads, and over two dozen dead end roads, and  cul-de-sacs. Our first priority is to make the roads safe for the traveling public. The Road Supervisor is responsible for initiating and monitoring this activity. 

 

This generally means one pass in each direction on all streets and cul-de-sacs and applying traction control (salt) on curves and hills as a first pass. Then, the equipment will make additional passes to push the snow back to the road’s edge and maybe off the shoulder, and then clean out cul-de-sacs. During heavy snow periods this may not occur for one or two days after the snowfall. This allows the crews a chance to rest. 

 

Snow plowing is often done at night when vehicle traffic and personal activities are lightest.

 

If you have a problem with snow removal or slippery roads, call the Road Supervisor. Contact information can be found on the Contact Us page of the website. 

 

Several things can be done by Township residents to facilitate better plowing.

 

Do not park vehicles on the roadway or shoulder until the snow has been pushed off the roadway. In the case of steep driveways or driveways filled with snow, park at the end of the drive but off the road. Cul-de-sacs should also be free of vehicles. If a car is parked on a roadside or cul-de-sac we may not finish plowing that street, but return several hours or maybe even a day later to complete the work. 

 

Similarly, garbage and recycling containers should not be placed or left on the roadway during a snowfall. The Township suggests not placing containers on the roadway. Even with these precautions, containers on the roadway may be struck by snow moving equipment or cause the street to not be completely plowed for several days.

 

 When shoveling/clearing your driveway, to minimize the snow plow’s packing of snow into your driveway, either leave the last six feet of your driveway uncleared, or clear the roadway half way across and the ten feet before the driveway. Leaving six feet of snow at the end of your driveway will allow the snow being pushed by the plow to remain on the plow and not be dumped onto your driveway. If you clear the snow from the roadway and along your property there will be little snow on the plow when the plow crosses your driveway. Similar clearing ahead of a mailbox will help to prevent snow from packing against the mailbox. 

 

Traction control is the application of salt  for better traction. The materials and their application are expensive, and may be harmful to grasses growing along the roadway.. However, if a roadway is slippery and a hazard please call the Road Supervisor as noted above.

 

PLEASE GIVE THE SNOW PLOWS ROOM TO WORK!!!