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Quincy’s Department of Public Works failed to drop the plow in time for the AM commute today after last night’s final snowfall as the recent snowstorm headed out to sea.
In a move reflective of Quincy’s Mayor Thomas Koch’s stature, the DPW has came up short in at least Houghs Neck as snowplows were nowhere to be seen to address last night’s final several inches of snowfall for what was the eighth most snowfall event in the Boston Metro area.
Snowfall totals care of a roughly day and half storm ranged from 23,2 inches at Boston’s Logan Airport to 21.4 inches at the Quincy-adjacent Blue Hills Observatory with Quincy Quarry’s unofficial snow depths running similarly to a bit less along the waterfront net of adjusting for post storm compaction.
Adverse snow clearing reports further include that the DPW has also fallen short on clearing Quincy Center sidewalks it tends to clear as opposed to the always immaculately cleared to the pavement Kim Jung Koch Plaza adjacent to Quincy’s two city halls.
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Similarly as well as further discerning, there have been multiple reports that dump trucks tasked to haul snow away to snow farms are parked and idling or rolling empty and seemingly aimlessly as in perhaps clueless as to the locations of local Dunkies.
Granted, the storm is ranked as the eighth deepest snowfall for Boston, however, dealing with an overnight final but several inch snowfall accompanied by a but modest wind is about the best possible imaginable scenario for snow clearing.
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On the other hand, one cannot help but wonder if the city’s meager snow and ice removal budget for this year is already close to melted at a time when as we are looking at a possibly snowy nor’easter this coming weekend.
Even worse, things could become even uglier if the next storm is a cold and rainy one that falls on a deep snow pack and then hard freezes overnight into hockey rinks as opposed to a snowy storm dumping even more snow.
In short, six inches or so of one, a half dozen of the other.
The DPW is not operating very smoothly. They used to be great at snow, now they cannot stay out of their own way. The recycling yard may be the best run part of the DPW. This much snow is over Graz’s head. Does he have a CDL license? One shred of knowledge of what’s going on out there? When is DiZoglio coming to get him? The Cahill audit ought to be fun.
Damn straight that at least Quincy’s DPW waste processing operations are well-run or my HazMat peeps are again going to come down hard on Quincy as well as harder than a bookie’s accounts receivable agent from Revere.
After a full day of cleanup we’re still missing traffic lanes on major streets. For example, Hancock at Squantum. One would think that the focus would be on major intersections and quick to haul snow away as needed.
Makes me think they don’t want to spend money hoping it will melt.
Flake,
As for spending, the snow and ice budget for this year was thin to begin with so you might be on to something.
At the same time, rumor has it that premium pay rates were insisted upon for regular time work.
The new Emergency Management director must have missed the “evacuation routes” that were not plowed. The police chief should be embarrassed that cruisers are covered with snow for weeks after the last storm and those that haven’t been moved. School kids having to walk in the street a sidewalks have not shoveled. Crosswalks not cleared.
And yet City Hall is worried about statues? Why not take the million bucks and buy some sidewalk snowplows? The mayor is too busy defying the state retirement board to get his buddy higher retirement benefits. No time for snow removal. The Emergency Management director, DPW commissioner and the police chief appear to be absent on duty. They are all cashing in and laughing all the way to the bank.