Dear Editor:
While taking my granddaughter to school (on Monday) on snow-covered, slippery roads, I was amazed to see the new portion of the Green Necklace on Grand Boulevard cleared and salted right down to the freshly installed black top.
The workers did a great job, but would it not make more sense to get streets that schools are on cleared first?
Duncan Dickinson
North Vancouver
Editor’s note: City of North Vancouver spokeswoman Connie Rabold sent this reply: “Our street crews maintain the roadways, and our parks crews maintain pathways such as the Green Necklace. The clearing of the Green Necklace doesn’t take away from the work the streets crews do (different staff and equipment).” Streets are prioritized as follows: 1. Major arterials, transit routes 2. Collector streets, school streets. 3. Local streets. Meanwhile, sidewalks are the responsibility of the adjacent landowner.
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