In the little town of Richfield, when two or more inches of snow falls the city's plows hit the roads.
Or do they?
While I was perusing the City of Richfield's Facebook page last week, I stumbled upon a lively comment accusing the city of a sub-par plowing performance.
"Seriously if this is what the City calls cleaning up our streets they ought to be ashamed of themselves," the citizen wrote.
See the full comment in the photo box above.
This reminded me of a post I received on Richfield Patch's Facebook page Jan. 28.
"Plows? No plows in site in our neighborhood," Derek Brown wrote. "I hope they come and cleanup the slush before tomorrow night or we will have several inches of ice!"
I've personally never given much thought to this until now. (As Sunday dumped a few heavy inches on us all in the Twin Cities metro area.)
So, Patch has to ask: How would you rate your city in the plowing department? Good? Bad? Ugly? Tell us in the comments section below.
My only complaint is the sidewalk. It's convenient for homeowners for the city to clear the sidewalk, but homeowners can do a much finer job with a shovel than the city does with a small plow. I am very grateful to a few neighbors who go above and beyond and shovel their walk anyway, like the house at the corner of 4th Ave and E 73rd St.
Chris Coleman says "Come to St. Paul." Hah! I don't want another alignment on my car!