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Dear Summit Neighbors,<div><br></div><div>I am interested in collecting information about snow plowing in our neighborhood. As of 11:30 tonight, it appears that no plowing has been done on 12th Street. Ours is a minor, one block street, and I understand that keeping main thoroughfares open is a priority. Nonetheless, I think that no plowing since the snow started falling at 2:00 p.m. is insufficient.</div><div><br></div><div>My understanding is that the city trucks do not do all the plowing, and private contractors are paid to do much of it. I just watched two plow trucks go up 12th with their plows raised. Perhaps they are not under contract to the City, but I confess I wondered why they were not plowing.</div><div><br></div><div>I would appreciate it if you could send a note about when, and how often your street was plowed during today's storm. Off-list is fine, but perhaps it would be useful for all of us to hear from others about what is going on. </div><div><br></div><div>If the information suggests that Summit is not being well-served in this regard, I intend to forward it to our Council member, Kevin Jackson, and other appropriate city officials.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div>Tom<br><br><div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="font-size: 11px; ">Thomas A. Schmeling</div><div style="font-size: 11px; ">Associate Professor-Political Science</div><div style="font-size: 11px; ">Rhode Island College</div><div style="font-size: 11px; ">"All my favorite songs have had lyrics I didn't quite understand" -Brian Eno</div></div></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; "> </span></div><br style="font-size: 11px; "></div></body></html>