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Questions posed to the Department of Neighborhood and Recreational Services and the Department of Public Safety regarding the contracted vendors for Snow Removal due to recent snow storm
1. Why did contracted vendors not respond?
2. How early were vendors notified?
3. Who was in charge of assigning the trucks to the specific wards?
4. What happened to the tracking system? How was it modified during the change of amount of snow reported initially?
5. Why weren’t the snow alerts and updates put on channel 78 for the public?
6. Why weren’t the bus stops shoveled?
7. Is there a copy of the plan for other public institutions throughout the City? Are they shared with our communication staff?
8. Why aren’t there adequate parking signs?
The Governing body recommended the following:
1. Maintain a list of all local contractors
2. Create a partnership with NHA, Rutgers, NJIT and Hospitals
3. Create an alternate parking rule for snow accumulation over seven inches
4. Identify several additional parking lot locations for residents to park during snow removal in their wards
5. Identify two to three lots to dump/dispose of snow
6. Upon five inches of snow, contractors should use plows
7. Hire unemployed workers to clear city buildings and facilities, particularly near senior citizen residences and facilities
8. Eliminate all trucks reporting to Frelinghuysen Avenue and salt being at only one location
9. Identify salt banks in each ward