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Public Works - Responsibilities
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Our Public Works Street Division controls snow removal
and ice control, which includes both salting and sanding on public city
streets.
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The City of Orono has about
50 miles of roads, some trails and government building parking lots which
are maintained by the Public Works Department from early November to late March or as determined by
mother nature. Service is provided 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
After hours staff is limited, unless a snow emergency is declared.
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Parking on all city streets and municipal parking lots is
prohibited from 2:00 a.m. - 6:00 a.m. all year. Parking on all city
streets is prohibited at any time when there is 2" or more of snow until the
streets are cleared. Please refrain from parking on city streets
whenever snow or ice conditions may require plowing.
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Equipment & Materials the City Uses
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Front End Loader |
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Road Grader |
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8 - Snow Plows |
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Trucks of Various Sizes |
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Sand & Salt Mixture |
What is Plowed by the City?
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All public city streets in Orono |
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Municipal Parking Lots |
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Sidewalks in the Navarre Area |
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Some Trails |
What is not Plowed by the City?
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County Roads - These are plowed by the County,
For
information, check out this web site
www.co.hennepin.mn.us |
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Private Roads - These are to be maintained by the
homeowners association, or someone in charge of that street. |
When do
Plowing/Sanding Commence?
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Orono Police Department monitors roads and contacts the
Public Works Department when conditions warrant snow and ice control. |
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Snowfall accumulation of 2" or more, or if conditions warrant. |
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Accumulation of drifting snow |
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Ice and/or freezing rain
which affect road conditions
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Once any of these conditions apply the goal is to have all
the streets plowed within 12 hours after a snowfall. Intersection
cleanup and the plowing back of snow banks occur within several days of
the snowstorm.
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Normally plow operators will begin plowing at 3:00 a.m.
to have the major streets plowed before the morning rush hour. |
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If conditions warrant, the plow operators may plow all
through the night. |
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When is There a Suspension of Plowing Operations?
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High winds causing white out conditions that jeopardize
the safety of the snow plow operators and the public will suspend plowing
operations. |
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| We have a mission statement to plow snow
in a timely manner and provide safe
access for safety vehicles in the event of severe weather. To accomplish
this, we need the assistance of all residents to follow the rules below: |
Parking
| It is unlawful for any person, except an operator of an emergency
motor vehicle on an emergency call, to park or leave standing any vehicle
on any street or municipal parking lot when there is more than two inches
of snow on the street or municipal parking lot and snow is falling or has
fallen within the previous 48 hours, or snow is blowing or has been
blowing within the previous 48 hours.
і Orono Code,
"Sec. 66-81," Parking after snowfall prohibited.
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| No parking on all city streets and municipal parking lots from 2:00
a.m. to 6:00 a.m. all year.
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| Parking is prohibited at any time when there is 2" or more of snow
until the streets are cleared. Please refrain from parking on the
city streets whenever snow or ice conditions may require plowing. |
Impounding & Removing Vehicles
| While the City of Orono is not in the habit of impounding vehicles, if
a snow emergency is affect and / or a vehicle is in violation of the
ordinance listed below, your vehicle may be ticketed and towed.
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| "When any police officer finds a vehicle
standing upon a street or city-owned parking lot in violation of any
parking regulation, such officer is hereby authorized to require the
driver or other person in charge of such vehicle to remove the vehicle to
a position in compliance with this chapter. When any police officer
finds a vehicle unattended upon any street or city-owned parking lot in
violation of any parking regulation, such officer is hereby authorized to
impound such unlawfully parked vehicle and to provide for its removal and
to remove the vehicle to a convenient garage or other facility or place of
safety; and if any charge shall be placed against such vehicle for cost of
removal or storage, or both, by anyone called upon to assist with the
removal, it shall be paid prior to removal from such place of storage or
safekeeping."
і Orono Code,
"Sec. 66-44," Impounding and removing vehicles. |
Where Would I Pick up an Impounded Vehicle?
| Check out the City of Orono's
Police website for detailed information on picking up your impounded
vehicle.
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| If you have further questions, call the Orono Police Department
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(952) 249-4700. |
Placing Snow in Roadway
| It is a misdemeanor for any person, not acting under a specific
contract with the city or without special permission from the city, to
remove snow or ice from private property and place it in the roadway of
any street or private road.
і Orono Code,
"Sec. 18-5," Placing snow or ice in a roadway. |
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Snow Plow Safety
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Go Slow!
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Pass only with extreme caution!
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NEVER drive into a snow plow's cloud!
Child Safety
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Do not allow children to play on or near the street when
snow plowing is in progress. The building of forts in the snowbanks
near the street is dangerous because snow plows may cause the collapse of
these snow forts. |
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