Terwillegar Towne News and Articles

Resident Association

Snowy Roads and Sidewalks

Friday, 28 January 2011 16:49

Who’s going to clear the snow off our roads?

With heavier than normal snowfalls and sudden warm spells, many of our streets have become very difficult to navigate. Clearing (grading) the roads is the City’s responsibility, but they face a huge challenge under recent conditions.

The City plows and sands roads and walkways as needed based on weather conditions, safety considerations and the priority of the roadway. They have 110 sanding trucks and 20 sidewalk plows operating 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Normally, major roads are plowed when 3cm of snow has accumulated, and the forecast calls for continued snowfall. Residential roads are bladed after the Arterial and Collector road network has been done and considered to be in safe condition.

Quick Fact: The past record for amount of snow removed from streets and trucked to dump sites was 2.4 MILLION cubic metres! The Transportation Dept expects to exceed that this winter.

WHEN WILL OUR STREETS BE PLOWED?

In response to a flood of calls from residents wondering when their street will be cleared, the City is publishing a neighbourhood snow-plowing schedule on-line.

Terwillegar Towne Growth Challenges Residents’ Association January 2011

As this newsletter goes to print, the Association owned by Terwillegar Towne Residents had uncollected dues in excess of $110,000. This is your association’s operating money, and the shortfall critically impacts our ability to maintain your neighbourhood to the standards you desire. Annual fees are still only $100 per household, so why do we continue to find ourselves in such dire straits?

Part of the problem is that many homeowners don’t understand that their membership is mandatory by law. Whether it’s a house, duplex, condo, apartment or commercial site, every property within the boundaries of the Terwillegar Towne Residents Association is automatically a member of the TTRA. The boundaries of the various home-owner associations in our area were established when development first began, and restrictive covenants registered on land titles in each community. TTRA boundaries extend partly into South Terwillegar, where a lot of new homes went up this summer. To determine if you are a TTRA member, please check the map at www.terwillegartowne.org.