Public Officials:
2019 Council:
Joshua Lorenz – President
Loren Kase – Vice President
Toni Brockway
Dayne F. Dice
Jamie Lee Korns
Tony Spadaro
Carl Stepanovich
State and Federal
Officials (Current):
Mayor Regis J. Synan
Snow
Removal
Information
and Tips
Senator Robert P. Casey
(D-Pennsylvania)
Grant Building
310 Grant Street
Suite 2415
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
412.803.7370 A
Senator Pat Toomey
(R-Pennsylvania)
310 Grant Street
Suite 1440
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
412.803.3501
US Congressman
Guy Reschenthaler
(R-Pennsylvania)
531 Cannon House Office
Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
202-225-2065
(R-41st District)
3950 William Penn Highway,
Suite 1
Murrysville, PA 15668
724.327.2422
State Representative
Robert Brooks
(R-54th District)
3091 Carson Avenue
Murrysville, PA 15668
724.387.1281
s the winter months approach,
we felt it important to give
residents and property owners
some information and tips on snow
removal, provided by our Public Works
Department:
Do not park on municipal streets,
especially during snow and ice
events (they may be ticketed and
towed where there is “no street
parking” signage).
n Keep basketball devices at least 10
feet from the edge of pavement.
n Do not park cars in driveways within
10 feet of edge of pavement.
n Do not allow children to build
and occupy “snow forts” and similar
creations within 10 feet of the edge
of pavement.
n Do not relocate snow from driveways
and sidewalks into the paved street.
This is in violation of Pennsylvania
law and will cause a hazardous
condition on the street (PA C.S.,
Chapter 55) Municipal Ordinance NO.
17-78 prohibits blowing, throwing or
depositing snow onto roadways’, fine
is up to $300.00.
n Fences should not be within 10 feet
of the edge of pavement.
n Remove all non-permanent seasonal
items from within 10 feet of edge of
pavement.
n Trim trees so that branches do not
extend beyond the back of the curb.
n Pile most of the snow from the
driveway throat on the traffic
n
downstream side. This will minimize
visibility problems and will save the
homeowner excess shoveling when
the plow truck comes through again.
Trucks will make multiple passes as
the storm exists and will also return
for the final pass along the curb long
after the snow has ceased.
Aside from the items listed above,
mailbox damage is another area of
concern during the winter season.
Murrysville Public Works repairs or
replaces only a mailbox and/ or post
that is actually struck by the plow
blade; according to adopted Snow &
Ice Control Plan 2014/2015. Usually a
paint mark or truck tire tracks will supply
evidence of a mailbox strike.
Murrysville Public Works does not
repair or replace mailboxes and/ or posts
that have fallen or are damaged from
the force of plowed snow.
Mailboxes and supporting posts
must be installed to withstand the
rigors of snow removal, including the
force of snow pushed from the street
onto the roadside. Most ornamental
mailboxes are not built for snow plowing
operations and subsequently result in
failure, due to the force of snow.
Please contact the Murrysville Public
Works Department at 724-327-2100 Ext.
314, to report a plow-damaged mailbox.
A Public Works representative will
investigate.
Stay Safe, and Happy Winter!
MURRYSVILLE
❘
WINTER 2019
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