Winter 2021-22 Hometown Messenger

PUBLIC WORKS

What you need to know for winter in the City of Shakopee No street parking after two inches of snowfall. Move vehicles from the street when a snowstorm is occurring. More information can be found online at www.ShakopeeMN.gov/snowremoval.

Clear sidewalks adjacent to your home. Property owners are responsible for clearing snow/ice on sidewalks adjacent to resi dential properties within 36 hours and commercial properties within 24 hours. The city plows some sidewalks along collector streets, as well as all trails within city limits. Do not push snow into the street or alley . Plowing, shoveling, blowing or placing snow onto public roadways causes traf fic hazards and is prohibited by Minnesota statute and City of Shakopee ordinance.

WINTER PREP TIPS FROM THE PUBLICWORKS DEPARTMENT

• Start up your snow blower and dust off your shovel • Contact a snow removal service • Inspect your mailbox • Install reflective yard markers • Remember to give plows space on the road • Be prepared to move any street-parked vehicles if there are more than 2 inches of snowfall

Shovel around mailboxes and fire hydrants . Shovel a 3-foot path from the road to the hydrant and a minimum of three feet on all sides of the hydrants. Consider shoveling a path for meter readers or mail carriers in your yard or between yards. Do not put your garbage carts in the street. Place garbage and recycling containers at least two feet back from the curb to avoid contact with snowplows. Mailboxes directly hit by the plow will be repaired or replaced . Report damage to publicworks@ShakopeeMN.gov. If you have a question or request for street, park or utility maintenance, call Public Works at 952-233-9550 or email publicworks@ShakopeeMN.gov. Remind children it is dangerous to play in snowbanks at the end of a road or driveway . Plow drivers add snow to snowbanks during plowing. Children tunneling into snowbanks risk being trapped or gravely injured by a snowplow.

The City of Shakopee is partnering with Scott County to offer free disposal of holiday lights at these locations: City Hall: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday Community Center: 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on weekends Place in the bins marked “Holiday Lights.” The bins will be available until Jan. 15, 2022 . Additionally, holiday lights can be dropped off any time throughout the year at Scott County Household Hazardous Waste. FREE HOLIDAY LIGHT DISPOSAL

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