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Snow Clearing in the City Winter in Minnesota typically means snowfall It may be tempting to push snow and ice from and the City of Ramsey's Streets Maintenance snowplow driveways into or across the street during snow events,but crews are prepared to clear 860 intersections,301 this practice is prohibited.Minnesota Statute 160.2715 cul-de-sacs, over 188 miles of paved roads and two miles (a)(1) makes depositing snow and ice on roadways illegal. of gravel roads. Plowing begins when snow accumulates It creates dangerous mounds that pose risks to drivers to two inches or more and during significant snow events, and pedestrians and forces plow drivers to slow down, crews typically start a full City plow around 2:00 a.m., which increases the time and cost of plowing,ultimately weather-dependent. Crews begin by clearing the main impacting taxpayers.Police will respond to complaints or thoroughfares before moving on to neighborhood streets violations,which may result in a misdemeanor citation and clearing trails and sidewalks start two hours later. addressed through Anoka County Courts. During road clearing,trucks apply one of three Other things to consider materials to improve traction: straight salt,straight salt • Parking is prohibited on any public street year-round with a brine solution mixture and a mixture of salt and between 2:00 and 6:00 a.m.Vehicles in violation may sand. be cited and towed. Salt brine is utilized on all primary roads to accelerate • During snowfall of two inches or more,Streets the melting process of ice and snow,reducing the freezing Maintenance requests no parking on any City streets temperature of road surface water,slush,or snow to 15 until they have been plowed. to 20 degrees rather than the standard 32 degrees. It is • Garbage and recycling containers should be kept in important to note that salt is five times more effective at P your driveway,behind the curb and off the street. 30 degrees than at 20.Additionally,wet salt is less likely That will allow crews to plow the entire road width. to bounce off or be blown away from the road and can Basketball hoops should be removed from cul-de-sacs save 20 to 30 percent in salt usage,reducing waste. for the winter. For better road traction,crews use a mix of 15 percent • An after-hours Snowplow Information Line can salt and 85 percent sand when temps drop below zero. be reached by calling 763-433-9852.It is updated This mixture prevents sand from freezing while providing during the snowplowing season. Please do not leave some ice-melting ability and is effective in extremely cold messages, as this is not a monitored voicemail. weather and freezing rain. • Community members can report issues using the Thank you to all the homeowners who assisted the plow "Report a Problem to Public Works" feature on the crews by marking their property edges with stakes 20 to City's website,www cityoframsey.com,located under 30 feet apart.Small fiberglass or aluminum poles with Popular Links. reflectors are acceptable,but the City's policy prohibits For more information,please visit www.cityoframsey. non-breakaway materials like metal fence posts.The City com/253 or contact Public Works Administrative provides stakes starting in November until the stakes are Assistant Marsha Weidner at mweidner@cityoframsey. gone; this year's supply has already been distributed. com or 763-433-9839. -. Green Valley Medicare Help ! v1/ CARDEN CENTER 4" Contact your Local � 'tr www.gvgh.com ; Independent Agent bs3o Ereen Valley Road,Ramsey)63�y53�1621 Ext.x Dan Pfeifer At 763.310.7627 MNlnsuranceSolution.com i - PfeiferDan Pfeifer R.. We are open year-round and offer an innovative selection ofannuals, ,','`►u1j Insurance Solutions e, rca perennials,trees,shrubs,houseplants, succulents,and more!We also offer CMS Disclaimer-We do not offer every plan available in your area.Any information we many fun and informative classes and provide is limited to those plans we do offer in your area.Please contact Medicare.gov events throughout the year. R GJ O1-800-MEDICARE to get information on all of your options.