Denver's unique plowing policy may be up for debate in the mayor's race.
With the remnants of that storm still lingering on slick roads and sidewalks across the city, Hansen took to Twitter to vow that if he is elected this spring he will “plow the damn roads.”other mayoral candidates competing with Hansen as the city’s April 4 municipal election approaches. Among a handful of that crop of would-be mayors that The Denver Post talked to about the topic, viewpoints about the city’s snow removal policies varied. Most agree things could be better.
Denver’s residential snow plow program was launched in the winter of 2006-2007, according to the city’s. That season, back-to-back blizzards around the holidays turned neighborhood streets into deeply rutted skating rinks with compacted, icy snow remaining a hazard for weeks. “COVID put us in budget reduction mode, but as our city recovers, there may be opportunities in upcoming budget cycles to reignite discussions about service level expansions that the administration and elected officials want to fund,” Kuhn said of the city’s snow removal efforts.
“The short answer is yes. I think it’s an area that we are going to have to increase investments,” He said. “I think it’s clear that our planning is also going to need adjustments.”remembers the blizzards of 2006-2007 well. She was chief of staff for then-Mayor John Hickenlooper at the time. Brough also previously had a commercial vehicle license and did spot duty as a plow driver at Denver’s Stapleton International Airport.
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