Our neighborhood is required to arrange and pay for snow removal and road treatment for inclement weather (sand, salt, etc.). Otherwise, our streets will not be plowed.
Our current plowing contract is "pay as you go." We pay per snow event, and the cost increases with the amount of snow. In a year with heavy snowfall, our snow removal expenses will be greater than in a year with less snow.
Our current policy is to call the plowing company only for snow events of greater than 4 inches. This is the minimum snowfall amount required for us to receive any reimbursement from the state for plowing of our "feeder" road, St. Regis. We use our best judgment when deciding whether and when to call for road treatment or plowing, based on the weather forecast.
Residents are responsible for snow and ice removal on their own property. New Castle County Code requires that residents remove snow and ice from their sidewalks within 24 hours of a weather event. (View the law here.) Additionally, any residents who have a fire hydrant on their property are asked to clear and maintain a 2 foot wide path around the hydrant to allow for easy and effective access to the hydrant by emergency personnel.