Editor:
I would like to comment on this recent snowstorm and snow removal in the city.
“Terrible” is the word that comes to mind.
Now, this is not the fault of the plow operators who worked around the clock. I want to make that clear.
I know it’s not profitable for the city to own more plows because snowstorms are rare, but we don’t have to get a snowstorm as big as the last one to have to wait two or three days for a plow up here in Sahali.
It happens at least once every winter, which still doesn’t make it profitable for the city to own more plows.
What I am saying and what I don’t understand is why the city does not have one or two private contractors who are on-call when needed once or twice a year.
What would happen if we got a bad snowstorm that lasted two weeks? It could happen and we would have a state of emergency,
I think city hall has to rethink the services it tries to provide to all taxpayers.
An emergency plan has to be put in place before the emergency happens, not after — and, obviously, the city has no plan.
Royal Inland Hospital has plans in place for all different types of emergencies and is forced to do so, but I guess the city is exempt.
This is not a major undertaking for the city to have private contractors put on a list to be called for snow removal when needed once or twice a year.
I know someone will say the city already does this.
Well, if it does, the city obviously needs more contractors on that list because I see the same thing every winter.
Could it be that plowing half the street could mean paying less taxes because there are winters in which the city does not use the whole snow-clearing budget?
If so, where does that money go?
I’m not trying to put the city down. I’m trying to get city council members to remember why they were elected.
David Shaw
Kamloops
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