The City of Crookston is reminding all residents of a few things to keep in mind during the upcoming snow season.
Public Works Director Brandon Carlson gave a few important reminders for snow removal. “With parking, if there is off-street parking, we always encourage people to park off the streets and keep them clear, if possible,” said Carlson. “It just makes it easier for the plows to get the full width of the street cleared off. It’s also considerate to your neighbor because if we have to come back two days later once there isn’t a vehicle there, we could be pushing the snow into your neighbor’s driveway when they already had it cleared off.”
With the recent snowfall over this past weekend, Carlson said he noticed a few unacceptable things when it comes to removing snow from your driveway. “There is never a situation where it is acceptable to place snow on any roadway,” said Carlson. “Even if you push it to the far curb line, and it’s technically not in the street, we don’t want to see that because it can create drifts that will blow right back into the roadway. It doesn’t matter if we haven’t been to your street to plow yet; it’s still never acceptable to blow or put snow into the roadway.”
The city will also be conducting snow removal from the West/East downtown streets on Thursday, December 9, beginning at 12:01 a.m. and continuing sometime into that morning. “Downtown, we have calendar parking for the cleaning of those roads.” Said Carlson. “Monday, Wednesday, and Fridays we clean the North/South streets, and on Tuesday and Thursdays, we clean the West/East streets. During this time, we are taking the snow along the curb line and putting it into trucks to clear those roads. This makes it easier for people to park closer to the curb and get in and out of their vehicles without having to worry about a ton of snow.”
If you have any questions about snow removal or what is acceptable while cleaning your driveway/removing snow, you can always contact the City of Crookston at 218-281-1232.
