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2 <br />Winter 2017-18 <br />WINTER PARKING ORDINANCE <br />During the October 3, 2017 meeting, the Lake <br />Elmo City Council approved a new Winter Park- <br />ing Ordinance. The new ordinance ushers in a <br />needed procedure that has never been in place <br />to regulate parking on city streets during the win- <br />ter months. <br />With the new ordinance in place, parking is <br />prohibited on all city streets from November 1st <br />through March 31st between the hours of <br />2am and 7am. This gives snowplow operators <br />the ability to safely plow streets that are free of <br />cars when the need arises. Many other neigh- <br />boring communities have similar ordinances that <br />function well in terms of snow plowing, public <br />safety and ease of enforcement. <br />Along with the Winter Parking Ordinance, the <br />City Council adopted a Snowplowing and Ice <br />Control Policy. A policy such as this outlines sev- <br />eral topics that relate to snowplowing operations <br />and questions that residents may have. <br />Each of these documents can be viewed on the <br />city website at www.lakeelmo.org <br />Inwood Ave Water Tower <br />Construction of the new Inwood Ave Wa- <br />ter Tower is in the final stages. The tower <br />is expected to be online and operational <br />Fall of 2017. Once complete, the 1 million <br />gallon tower will provide water to the Inter- <br />state 94 corridor of the city. <br />Snow Plowing in Lake Elmo <br />Winter weather is never a popular subject, especially for <br />plow operators who are trying to keep roads clear and safe <br />for traffic. The following are a few tips and information that <br />will hopefully make winter a little easier for everyone. <br />• Do not deposit or push snow across any street <br /> (MN State Statute 160.2715) <br />• Please keep garbage and recycling containers off <br /> the roadway. <br />• Make sure your mailbox is at its legal height and <br /> properly secured. The city will only replace mail <br /> boxes that are physically hit by city plows. <br />• Priority will be given to roads with higher amounts <br /> of traffic. Roads serving residential areas and cul- <br /> de-sacs will be plowed secondary. <br />• Depending on snowfall timing, crews will begin <br /> operations between 2am and 4am. <br />• Please leave plenty of room when following <br /> plows. These units do frequent turning and <br /> backing. Remember, “If you cannot see their <br /> mirrors, they cannot see you.”