How much money is spent annually on City snow removal?
Approximately $985,000 is spent annually by the City on snow removal in Lakewood. This is about $7.00 per person each year. Why doesn’t the City clear the windrow of snow left in driveways after the plows go by? With more than 40,000 driveways in the City, it would be extremely expensive and unrealistically time consuming to clear each driveway after streets are plowed. Residents and business owners are expected to clear their own driveways. Why not plow the snow to the center of the street? Snow windrows melt during the day, drain across the traffic lanes and then refreeze at night, creating slick and hazardous streets again and again. This constant freeze-thaw cycle from melting windows greatly accelerates street pavement failures, leading to potholes, pavement cracking, etc. Also, left turns onto driveways and other property entrances would be severely restricted if snow was piled in the center of streets. What materials are used by the City for snow and ice control? In most snowsto
