Village of
Westchester February 2012 Newsletter From the Desk of The President
Fire Department Police Department Senior Spotlight
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President Sam D. Pulia and newly appointed Village Manager Janet Matthys.
WINTER WONDERLAND HAS ARRIVED!
Calendar of Events
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Park District
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School District
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Public Works
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Also, please do not forget that the streets belong to everyone and you are not allowed to save spots with furniture, chairs, or other items. These types of items are considered hazards to the public and will be removed by the public works department or police, if necessary. With this in mind, I would think that residents and visitors parking on the street would be mindful of what address you are parking in front of, and who may have shoveled it. Neighbor to neighbor complaints and hard feelings that never seem to resolve have occurred over WINTER PARKING RESTRICTIONS IN EFFECT snow shoveled street parking spots. I believe Our first real snow event occurred January 13th that we are all in this together and should be and I hope your received my ROBO call alerting working together as one to help each other you that the snow routes and alternate parking out during these snow events. Let’s all help restrictions on the side streets were in effect, one another and pitch in. and going to be enforced. That ROBO call will be the only one of the season informing you we TIPS FOR SAFE SHOVELING Shoveling snow is a documented hazard for are enforcing the snow restrictions. I know a majority of our residents have always complied those individuals of a certain age and physical with the restrictions in the past and know you condition. A number of fatal heart attacks have will continue to do so. However, for those of been associated with snow shoveling. Here are a few tips to prevent injury: you who are unaware of the restrictions, or do • Warm up your muscles before you start. not comply, please be informed that vehicles • Shovel early and often; do not let the snow parked on the designated snow routes are to be removed from the street after 2” of snow has build up to an unmanageable height.The average fallen. Please see the Police Department page shovel of snow can weigh 5 to 10 pounds. of this newsletter for a comprehensive list of See PRESIDENT, page 4 streets that prohibit parking after a 2” snow fall. February has arrived and so has our overdue inclement winter weather. As I write this article in mid January we are awaiting the arrival of some 3-5 inches of snow, as well as a temperature drop to the single digits with very uninviting windchills. All in all, I guess we should be grateful it has taken this long for Jack Frost to appear. I, like many of you, enjoyed those unseasonable 40’s and 50’s in December and early January over being all bundled up shoveling snow.