Re: the recent letters in the Advocate regarding snow removal.
I congratulate Marilyn Matthew and Tamas Raba for their letters (the Advocate, Wednesday, Feb. 25).
I have some additional comments regarding the City of Red Deer snow windrow program. I don’t understand why it is necessary to leave snow and ice windrows blocking homeowners’ driveways.
A thoughtful plan would not be hard to visualize. Have a skillful bobcat operator or grader operator open a single vehicle slot through the windrow to gain access to the driveway.
Have the city councillors any idea how hard this snow and ice windrow becomes?
When snow of various temperatures is mixed, it becomes very hard. The snow and road ice mixed by the graders becomes extremely hard to remove by the homeowner.
The City of Red Deer has the proper equipment but is lacking the knowledge on how to utilize it properly.
Fred Gifford
Red Deer