Thanks for posting. I do think residents had a legit gripe about the 400 towing rate. The township doesn't have a contract for towing. We could have done a better job vetting the rate private companies charge. (The twp. doesn't see a penny from towing.) Unfortunately there just aren't many options. Of the towing companies in or near the township 1 is under contract with PSP another is uninterested so we're left with the third. Now, our manager was able to negotiate the price down 65.00 and I think that was the right thing to do.
But in the end, if you see it snowing it's on residents to find out if emergency is declared and I think the twp does a great job putting that information out there. Radio, Tv, Email blasts, Social media. You can pick up the telephone and call the township ect. ect.
We haven't lived on a snow emergency route in years. When we did, both the wife and I parked somewhere else under the assumption that every snow could be a problem. These were years long before we had emails or local TV. As a result neither my car nor the wife's never once was ticketed or towed.
It's a bit ironic that a number people complain about government being intrusive. Then turn around and complain when it isn't :-)
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Thanks for posting. I do think residents had a legit gripe about the 400 towing rate. The township doesn't have a contract for towing. We could have done a better job vetting the rate private companies charge. (The twp. doesn't see a penny from towing.) Unfortunately there just aren't many options. Of the towing companies in or near the township 1 is under contract with PSP another is uninterested so we're left with the third. Now, our manager was able to negotiate the price down 65.00 and I think that was the right thing to do.
ReplyDeleteBut in the end, if you see it snowing it's on residents to find out if emergency is declared and I think the twp does a great job putting that information out there. Radio, Tv, Email blasts, Social media. You can pick up the telephone and call the township ect. ect.
We haven't lived on a snow emergency route in years. When we did, both the wife and I parked somewhere else under the assumption that every snow could be a problem. These were years long before we had emails or local TV. As a result neither my car nor the wife's never once was ticketed or towed.
DeleteIt's a bit ironic that a number people complain about government being intrusive. Then turn around and complain when it isn't :-)
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