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City Objective

One of Pleasant Grove City Public Works' main objectives is to provide a plan for the safe movement of emergency equipment, vehicle traffic and pedestrians through the City. A snow removal plan has been developed to assist with this objective in order to maintain streets in hazardous weather conditions.
Pleasant Grove uses the following priorities to establish the urgency of snow removal within the city:

  1. All main arterials considered to be the minimum network which must be kept open to provide a transportation system connecting police/fire stations and rescue squad units.
  2. All remaining arterials, selected collectors, bus routes and around schools.
  3. All other selected collectors completing the network covering the major traffic volume streets and selected troubled areas such as intersections, and hills.
  4. All remaining streets, such as residential and local streets.
  5. Cul-de-sacs last. If cars are parked in a cul-de-sac, that cul-de-sac will not be plowed.
Resident Responsibilities

Resident Responsibilities

"Safety is everyone's responsibility."

Residents are required by ordinance to keep parked vehicles off the roads between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. each year from November 1st through March 15th. Swerving snow plows in and out of parked cars is dangerous, and the operators cannot make adequate passes on the streets. In addition, the City asks that there be no placing, dumping or pushing of snow into the streets or right-of-ways from the adjacent properties. Clear your sidewalks especially after the snow plows have finished plowing to the curb.

Salt and/or sand all icy areas both on the sidewalks, driveways, steps and pathways.
Try to assist your elderly and handicapped neighbors with their snow removal. When income allows, hire help.

Public Works FAQs
 

Q's and A's

Where I came from, the city plowed all the streets. Why not here?

As mentioned earlier, all the streets are plowed in a priority. When the main arterial streets are plowed for better transportation, then the residential ones are completed Sometimes' the snow continues to fall, much of the city's time is spent on the arterial streets, however the residential streets will be handled as soon as possible, thereafter.

Why not plow, to the center?

Piling snow in the center of a street can become a dangerous situation. Traffic is restricted. The freezing and thawing adds to pavement deterioration. Sight is obstructed and residents have problems entering and exiting their driveways.

Can't the City remove the snow they put in my' driveway?

If you consider the large number of driveways in the city, it's too costly and time consuming to use additional people and equipment to perform this service. Our primary duty is to open and keep open the main roadway system. Our crews try to keep this situation to a minimum.

Why do the plows go so fast and throw snow on my sidewalk?

Plows need to go a minimum speed in order to throw the snow off to the side. We ask our operators not to throw the snow any further than necessary.

Why don't your operators put the blade down and plow all the snow off, down to the pavement?

The street department uses gravity plows that can be mounted on the same trucks we use during the summer. These plows tend to ride on top of compacted snow. In addition, bare pavement snow removal tends to damage water valves, access structures, pavement markings and plows.

Contact Information

Contact Information

Public Works Main

Director: Lynn Walker
Address: 323 West 700 South
Phone: 785-2941

Streets & Storm Drainage Division

Name: John Goodman
Office: 323 West 700 South
Phone: 785-2941

Water & Sewer Division

Name: Robert Kresser
Office: 323 West 700 South
Phone: 785-2941

Public Works Notices

Public Works Notices

Please Don't Feed the Storm Drain

Why should we care what goes down the storm drain?  Well you have heard the old saying what comes around goes around.  The same is true with what we put down the storm drain.

Things we can do:

  • Yard:  Don't over fertilize.   Sweep (do not wash) fertilizer and soil off driveways and walkways.
  • Car:  Maintain your car to prevent oil leaks and recycle used motor oil and anti-freeze.
  • Pet:  Pick up pet waste from yards, trails and sidewalks.
  • Home:  Use non toxic or natural household cleaning products.  Recycle or properly dispose of household chemicals.

Please help us keep our town clean, take pride in what we have.  If each person does their part in keeping their own yards clean it makes a big difference.

Remember what goes down the drain affects all of us.  Protect our natural resources, our vegetation and wildlife.

Drinking Water Quality Reports
 

Annual Drinking Water Quality Reports for 2008 are available for public download.

To view the reports and supplemental information please click the links below:

 Allied Waste Holiday Service Schedule

Disposal sites in Utah County are closed on the following dates in 2009:

  • May 28
  • July 4
  • July 24
  • September 3
  • November 22
  • December 25

If your City service day(s) falls on or after this date in the same week, it will be pushed one day.

Examples: May 28th is a Monday. Monday's regular service will be serviced on Tuesday, Tuesday on Wednesday,..., Friday service will be done on Saturday.

November 22 is a Thursday. Monday through Wednesday of that week will be serviced as usual. Thursday will be serviced on Friday and Friday serviced on Saturday.

Understanding Your Water Bill
 

Understanding Your Water Bill

Do you know why the cost of utilities fluctuates over time and with the seasons? The City wants residents to better understand the charges on their utilities bill.

Here is some information you should know:

Download the May 2008 Water Bill Insert "Understanding Your Water Bill"