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Peekskill resident complains Lewis Court was left unplowed after two snow events; city pledges follow‑up
Summary
Carol Daniel told the council Lewis Court was not plowed on two recent snow days while adjacent streets were plowed; city staff said they would investigate, send DPW staff to meet the resident, and fix hotline contact information on the city website.
Carol Daniel, who said she lives at 6 Lewis Court, addressed the council during public comment and described two recent snow events when her street was not plowed while neighboring streets were cleared.
"It snowed last Monday, and Lewis Court wasn't plowed... Then it snowed last Saturday, and once again, the snow wasn't plowing Lewis Court," Daniel said. She said she called the DPW emergency number and was told the highway department was responsible, and she also said the Peekskill website lacks a highway‑complaint phone number. A city staff member and the city manager told Daniel they would have the DPW superintendent meet her in the hallway after the meeting and would correct the hotline/website contact information.
The city manager confirmed the overnight number routed to water‑department staff in error that day and pledged to ensure the problem would not recur. Daniel said she would return to the council if her street remained unplowed after the next snow.
The exchange highlights a neighborhood operational service complaint and a city pledge to follow up with DPW for on‑site review and website contact corrections.
