Butler plans to haul snow out of business district
With Butler County digging itself out of 11 to 20 inches of snow, officials and residents alike are left to question and make a plan for the snow piles left behind.
Butler City Councilman Troy Douthett said, as of Tuesday, Jan. 27, the roads department is planning to have snow hauled out of Main Street and the business district.
However, there were no immediate plans to haul snow out of the neighborhoods.
“The only area we really do annually is the business district. We just received a bid from Wiest Paving to get that cleared, so we’ll likely be moving forward with that soon,” he said.
Douthett added the city’s roads department is a crew of five and the amount of work they can get done is limited. He said there may be some hauling in the neighborhoods, but the focus will be on the business district first.
“We’re taking things step by step on our end,” he said.
He asked residents to help however they can by clearing their sidewalks or parking areas. He also reminded residents to be careful as to not dump snow back into the roads while cleaning.
“If you’re planning to clean off your car, you should pull up next to your sidewalk or make sure you’re cleaning it onto your own property,” he said.
He told residents more snow may be on the way this weekend and the roads department will react the best it can if any more accumulation occurs.
