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Residents ask Corunna to adjust plow practice and keep trash cans off streets
Summary
Board members and residents praised the plow operator but urged measures to reduce driveway blockages and sidewalk hazards: remove trash cans from streets during plowing and push snow toward the railroad on certain streets. The board discussed logistics but no policy or ordinance change was adopted in the meeting.
Residents and board members raised operational concerns about winter street plowing after recent black‑ice incidents and multiple emergency calls. A board member suggested that when plowing Campbell Street crews should push snow toward the railroad rather than into driveways, and asked residents to keep trash cans off streets and sidewalks during plowing to improve clearance and pedestrian crossings.
Lori told the board the plow operator ‘‘does a great job’’ but requested adjustments to blade direction to avoid packing snow into driveways on the south side of the bridge. The meeting record included reports of several black‑ice incidents that produced multiple emergency calls and at least two cars into a pole and into a house, which participants cited as context for the request.
Board members agreed to discuss the operational suggestion with the plow operator and noted simple steps—such as starting on the north side and turning the blade the other way on segments of the route—could reduce driveway blockage. No formal policy change, ordinance or directive was adopted on the record during this meeting; the item was recorded as a request to the plow operator and staff follow‑up.
Next steps: Town staff will speak with the plow operator about blade direction and residents will be reminded to remove trash cans from streets on plow days.
