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Resident tells Streator council alley behind his home isn’t being plowed; staff point to property-line, vacation history

Streator City Council · December 19, 2025
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Summary

At the special meeting a resident, Doug Reynolds, said a rear alley off Hennen/Breck Street has not been consistently plowed for about three years, forcing him to pay privately; city staff said GIS and a prior alley vacation complicate responsibility and confirmed alleys are cleared after priority streets during snow events.

A Streator resident told the City Council on Monday that the rear alley behind his home has not been reliably plowed for about three years and that city crews often miss the short stretch in front of his garage. "My alley never gets plowed," Doug Reynolds said, adding that he has paid privately for plowing and that heavy drifts left him unable to reach a Monday…

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