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It seemed as if the ice would beat the machines before the blades budged and the work continued on Sebestyen Crescent. City officials watched the graders and the reporters they'd invited discount travel packages orlando to the scene, hoping their cameras would capture the difficult discount travel packages orlando work of snow-clearing crews.
"It's not the same as normal snow pushing in the middle of winter when we're pushing nice, fluffy discount travel packages orlando snow. With the freeze-thaw cycle we've gone through a couple of times in recent weeks, they're pushing ice."
Taxpayers are not happy, and the city is well aware of the mood. Social media and news stories have supplied a steady stream of complaints from people stuck on their streets or crescents because of the mess.
In December's budget deliberations, council voted against adding $600,000 in one-time funding for residential street clearing. The 2013 snow clearing budget hit $8.4 million, an $800,000 increase from 2012. Last month, the city posted a $5-million surplus and put $730,000 of that into snow removal.
"I think we're seeing a shift in people's thinking in Saskatoon," he said. "When I first joined council in 2010, there was a lot of focus on keeping taxes down ... Now, whether it be snow removal or road maintenance, people are saying they want the level of service improved. For sure this will be something council will take a look at."
Plows try the clear a path on Preston Avenue, north of 108th Street, as high winds and drifting snow made driving a challenge in and around Saskatoon. Photograph by: Greg Pender, The StarPhoenix       E-mail this Gallery Print this Gallery Share this Gallery