21 January, 2011
I would like to remind the town residents that are coming into the DPW yard to pick up resident sand to use caution when entering and exiting the property. Over the last few years we have noticed an increase in the number of residents taking advantage of this service. People are driving too fast while entering & exiting our facility and there have been several close calls between our equipment and residents vehicles.
During winter operations we have many trucks delivering sand, salt and supplies to us as well as our own equipment going in and out of our facility to load sand, salt & liquid deicer on our trucks.
It would be extremely helpful if residents could enter and exit the property by using our second entrance located at the west side of the building (the side closest to Westboro). Please drive slow, be aware of what is going on around you and try to stay clear of the DPW trucks & equipment that are moving around in the parking lot.
The building that we store our sand and salt in is for employees only. Residents should not park in front of or be inside this building. Again we have had many near accidents with our equipment and vehicles because people pull right up behind the loader while it is working inside the building and we have nearly backed over vehicles and residents walking around.
Please remember that this service is meant for residents to come down with a couple of their own 5 gallon bucks to fill with sand to be able to sand their walkways not to fill up the back of a pick up truck.
We are happy to provide this service however safety and operational efficiency are our first priorities.
Thank you for your understanding & cooperation in this matter.
Mike Mansir
Highway Manager
