Why is the street not plowed all the way to the curb?

When plows are out clearing the street they are simply pushing the snow to the edge of the road. With the amount of snow we get each winter the banks along the edge of the road get so high that the plow blades cannot push the snow over them. What ends up happening is that the plow compacts more snow along the sides of the street, which makes the street narrower. To address this issue that we have every year, the City deploys equipment to wing (push) back the snow banks along the edge of the streets. This process allows the plow blade to push the snow all the way to the curb and somewhat onto the boulevard.

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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?