The snowplow damaged my mailbox, who will fix it?

Mailboxes are sometimes impacted by snow removal operations. The City will conduct a review of each mailbox incident to determine whether a snowplow came into direct contact with the mailbox or support structure. The City will only repair mailboxes actually hit by a snowplow and installed to United States Postal Service Residential Mailbox Standards. The City will not be responsible for damage to mailboxes or support posts caused by snow or ice coming into contact with the mailbox.

Based on the City's review, the City will repair the mailbox to an operational state, or if the mailbox is unable to be adequately repaired, the City will replace the mailbox with a standard size, non-decorative metal mailbox. The City may also replace the support post as necessary with a 4 inch by 4 inch decay-resistant wood support post, if necessary. Dents, scratches, or other superficial damage that does not prohibit normal use of the mailbox will be considered normal wear and tear and will not be repaired or replaced by the City.

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1. My hill is icy. Can you send someone out to put salt/sand down?
2. My cul-de-sac is icy. Can you send someone to put salt/sand down?
3. Is the City still plowing? If so, where are they? They have not come down my street at all yet.
4. Can you tell me what time the plow will come by my house? I need to leave for work by 11 am.
5. Why is my street never plowed? It hasn’t been plowed all winter!
6. If you don’t know when the plows will come by, can residents just plow the street themselves?
7. Would you please tell the plow driver to slow down?
8. How fast does the driver operate the snowplow?
9. Would the snowplow please not leave snow or leave less snow at the end of my driveway?
10. Could you lift your blade at my driveway? OK then, can you just turn the blade?
11. Can’t you time your plowing a little better to give me time to remove the plow mound from my driveway early in the morning? When I come home from work I cannot get in my driveway.
12. Would the snowplow driver please put more snow on the other side of the street?
13. Can you plow the snow away from (out of) the cul-de-sac, instead of around the cul-de-sac, leaving all of the snow in my yard?
14. I live across the street from a park, would the City please put all the snow on that side of the street?
15. The snowplow hit my garbage/recycling bin and it’s now in the street. What can be done about that?
16. The snowplow damaged my mailbox, who will fix it?
17. The snowplow damaged my yard, who will fix it?
18. Why is the snowplow backing up on a county highway?
19. Why is the street not plowed all the way to the curb?
20. The snow is piled so high it is creating visibility issue. Can the City come out and remove some of the snow mounds?
21. The street is getting narrow, can a plow come widen the road?
22. How many plows does the City have?