Thanks, Kate. We are definitely on the outskirts of what's mappable in Branford. However, the operator was on the street and doing a good job of clearing the snow on a very narrow road. The mystery is why he would suddenly abandon the assignment when there are clearly more houses on the street ahead of him. Granted, it was going to be a challenge, but if he had stayed an extra couple minutes, I would have worked with him to find the best places to move the snow. I had already gathered the keys for the two cars not garaged and had a good idea of how to manage the whole thing. Even the neighbors who had been working with him were shocked that he suddenly backed up and left with no warning or explanation. It was very unprofessional. I'm in the process of borrowing cars from neighbors on the street to get family members back and forth to work. All this could have been avoided with a little patience and foresight and I'm very worried about how much longer it will take to get the job finished.

Just spoke at length with one of our RTM reps. He is going to call the police department to report this.
We suspect that some streets in our neighborhood may not be on the official town maps....let's follow up on this after the storm(s)...in the meantime please post updates here and call 911 if there is an emergency.

Hi Paul, I hear you and have tried to convey that to anyone/everyone who will/can listen. But I think their maps are very very outdated. I think this is something we really do need to address asap after this storm... Kate

can't explain the leaving so abruptly behavior..very weird..but we are all tired and have no idea what was going on with him/her..

Hi Paul, Peter Black talked with Unk directly. Said that they will send plows back to Forest St. Extension and other unplowed areas of the bay first thing this morning. I hope they do get there. Please post an update.

It's now 12:45 pm and there hasn't been any sign of anyone.

:-( Same with upper Stone Street. Having checked upper Hill again yet. Have you called the police dept to report it? That's what was suggested to me.

It's a joke. Police say to call Public Works. Public Works goes to voice mail. (Left 3 voice mails since yesterday afternoon).

After much frustration on my part, I'm pleased to report that the payloader operator (Chris?) and his supervisor, Sal made it to our street. They were very gracious and professional and worked with me and my neighbors to remove the snow to areas where it made the most sense. I want to apologize for my impatience. I know this is a difficult and unusual situation for everyone. Thanks to everyone at the Town Hall and Public Works for helping us get this resolved. (You too, Kate!)

Sooooooooo glad to hear this, Paul!

Big shout out of thanks to Pete Black, one of our RTM reps, who really went to bat on this one. He drove up to monitor on a daily basis and hounded town hall to get it done. I do hope there is post-mortem discussion on this whole episode so that we can avoid this type of situation in the future. First step seems to be to update the town maps so that all of the streets in the bay and elsewhere are accurately depicted.

Ben, thank you so much for this site. Am very grateful.

Kate

A very special thank you to Pete Black. We all appreciate it up here!