Specifications include, but are not limited to: 1. Commencing snow removal operations whenever one and one half (1.5) inch or more of snow accumulation occurs during the night preceding a regular school day or since the last plowing effort. 2. Initial snow removal efforts should be directed to Primary areas if the snowfall is late; clear these areas by 7:00 AM of the school day. a. Note: The Primary areas are city sidewalks, building approach walks, entrances, and parking lot entrance drives. Secondary areas are parking lots and playgrounds. 3. Promptly removing snow whenever a two (2) inch accumulation occurs on specified areas on Saturday, Sunday, and/or school holidays. a. Example: A two (2) inch accumulation on Saturday must not be allowed to lie until the following Sunday night. 4. Clearing day-time accumulations so that the sites are effectively available for evening school activities, community evening school, etc. also, weekend and holiday activities. 5. Pushing back accumulations on parking lots and widening sidewalk plowing to prevent these areas from being “bottled up” to an extent that a plow is prevented from effectively plowing away subsequent accumulations during lulls in snowfall periods and/or at the request of Westwood Community School District. 6. Plowing off slush and melting snow on specified areas during thaw periods to prevent hazardous ice conditions.
