Full Notification

In the event of a major snowstorm, the Police Department will contact Public Works when two inches (2”) of snow has fallen on the streets. They will also contact Public Works if there are areas that are particularly dangerous and may need salting in the event of icy roads. Otherwise, our crew will be checking and salting the streets on a regular basis.
When the crew is called out during a snowstorm, they will plow all the streets to the curbs, starting with all arterials, and then school bus routes. After clearing the major streets, they will then start to clear as many of the residential streets as possible. Sometimes the snow falls faster than they can clear, so the crew will have to go back to the arterial streets to get them clear before they’ve finished with the residential streets. Arterial streets have priority over residential streets as they must be kept clear for emergency vehicles and other traffic to get through safely.
Please help us make snow plowing as safe and efficient as possible by keeping your vehicles parked off the streets and, in your driveway, if possible. The same holds true for garbage cans, basketball hoops and debris. Please do not blow or push snow or yard debris onto the streets as it blocks the street drains. Keeping your yard waste picked up and out of the streets will be helpful in allowing the gutters to drain properly when the snow is melting. We appreciate your help with minimizing flooding issues.
As winter is quickly approaching, we would also like to remind our citizens that many students walk to school in areas where bus transportation is not provided. Keeping sidewalks clear of snow helps to promote public safety by giving pedestrians, including school children, a safe place to walk, keeping them out of the street following a snowfall. It is the property owner’s responsibility to remove snow on sidewalks in front of their property, per city ordinance 11.16.050.
The City of Othello greatly appreciates your cooperation in making this winter season safer for everyone!

Instructions:

For snow removal from sidewalks and driveways, please do not blow or push the snow onto the city streets.