DELAWARE COUNTY SNOW EMERGENCIES AND SNOW REMOVAL INFORMATION

The first part of this article is about ways Delaware County notifies the public about snow emergencies. Franklin County has not provided detailed information to us, but residents may wish to try the Franklin County Sheriff's website and/or the TV stations, radio and websites listed below.

Delaware County officials notify the public in various ways when a Snow Level Emergency is called in Delaware County:

• On the television and on the web pages of channels NBC - 4, ABC - 6, and CBS - 10;
• Radio 610-WTVN AM;
• The Columbus Dispatch (who puts it on their web site);
• The homepage of the Delaware County Sheriff;
• The Delaware County Sheriff's Facebook page and Twitter page;
• Nextdoor App notification

For those who would like a phone call for severe weather emergencies (e.g. tornado warning) and other emergencies (gas leak nearby, suspect on the loose, etc.), sign up online at http://delco911.org/index.php/delco-alerts.

Snow Removal in Muirfield

The City of Dublin has a great feature called SnowGo that shows snow and ice removal status in real time. Visit SnowGo for real time reporting.

The City of Dublin offers the following instructions and tips for snow removal on your property. Residents can assist the snow plowing process in several ways. (The following information was obtained from the City of Dublin):

• Do not shovel or plow snow into City streets.
• Do not shovel or plow snow into driveway aprons.
• Do not shovel or plow snow around fire hydrants or mailboxes.
• Keep distance from the snow plows.
• Keep children away from snow plows
• Remove parked cars from the street.
• Do not attempt to pass a snow plow.

Per the city, residents are required to keep their sidewalks, curbs and gutters in repair and free of snow, ice, debris and obstructions. Depositing snow or ice on any public sidewalk, street, bike path, road or highway is not permitted.

The city recommends that when shoveling a driveway, place as much snow as possible from the driveway apron on the “downstream” side (left side of apron as you are standing at the street looking up the driveway). This reduces the amount of snow that the plow will catch and push back into the driveway apron as it passes.

For more seasonal information on snow and ice removal, visit Dublin's Snow Removal page at http://dublinohiousa.gov/services/snow-removal/ or call the city at 614-410-4750.