City leaders discuss snow removal policy

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INDIANAPOLIS — If the road in your neighborhood still isn’t plowed from the snowstorm, chances are you might not be alone.

Tonight, city leaders are coming together to discuss DPW’s response to the snow and snow removal. It’s all a part of the City Council’s Public Works Committee.

“I would like to see them out. I see them out here doing surveys when the weather is nice. It would be nice if they could do one sweep, it would do wonders,” Richard Craig said.

Craig, a southside resident, claims his street hasn’t been plowed since the big January snowstorm.

“My grandfather is in the hospital right now and there have been some days where I haven’t been able to go see him because we can’t get out of our driveway,” Samantha Hurley said.

“My grandfather is in the hospital right now and there have been some days where I haven’t been able to go see him because we can’t get out of our driveway,” Samantha Hurley said.

Indy DPW tells WRTV that because of the policy change, the department is now equipped to address more roadways, including 300+ centerline miles in what is now known as connector streets, during every snow event.

“We have to see a change. We have to see something where residential streets get plowed,” City-County Councilor Joshua Bain, (R, district 21) said.

Read more from WRTV here