Snow Removal Takes Time

by Kelly Hayes - Story: 25318Dec. 27, 2006 Castanet
The man in charge of making sure Kelowna's streets are clear of snow is asking residents to be patient. Kelowna received an estimated 10-15 centimetres of snow Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. Superintendent of Roads & Equipment, Dale Beaudry, says it's going to take some time to clean up the mess. He says the main roads will be taken care of first, followed by streets with more than a 10 per cent grade, followed by the flat side streets. "We also have a lot of bus stops and sidewalks to do as well, so we're going to be at this for the next three days," says Beaudry. It's also costly to clean up after a major snowfall. Beaudry says he's already used up this year's snow removal budget of nearly $1 million. "We started drawing on our reserve snow removal fund last weekend because we've had so much snow this fall." The snow removal reserve fund is more than $750,000.