POLL: How would you rate the Lakewood DPW’s snow cleanup so far?

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73 COMMENTS

  1. I was so impressed with DPW cleanup. They came with the right equipment – heavy tractor and timely too. This is so appreciated. Compare this to storms in the past where we didn’t see a truck for days and when we finally did they were ill equipped to deal with the amount of snow.

    Thank you!

  9. In my neighborhood the TWP outsourced the plowing to 2 guys with pickup trucks and regular plows on them.
    The reality is, they can NOT do as good a job as the large TWP Dump Trucks with the LARGE PLOWS on it.

    Although I understand why it was a great idea to outsource the job, maybe these pickup truck guys can spend a longer time…

    I just don’t want my taxes to go up!

  11. Regency estates (Henkel Rd / Shilo) only got plowed down the center of the road leaving huge mounds of snow extending on either side of the street toward the center. Will need a tractor to clean this up – very difficault to get in or out.
    We need some of that equipment down here.

  14. Considering the magnitude and rate of accumulation that this storm delivered, the response has been great. I drove through Jackson and Toms River today and they were barely keeping up with it. In the past this town was a no show compared to the surrounding municipalities. Job well done.

  17. “Fantastic service” as they came flying down our street (county road) literally plowing everything in its path including the mailbox which they split in half and garbage cans bowled over.
    Thank you for providing amazing entertainment for my children who had the privilege of watching live!

  19. I hope they going to Salt the roads now the tonight and come back to everywhere they plowed already and put down salt because if not tomorrow morning is going to be terrible

  20. My street was done 10 times today and they did a great job all by a to z construction.

    Hekel rd on the other hand is a disaster don’t use those guys which dis hekel again

  23. You’ll never make everyone happy. So many complainers. I don’t think there’s any town in the world that would do any better. We’re comparing ourselves to the big cities and the state. No comparison.

    • I assume you haven’t been to many other towns during a snowstorm or you wouldn’t be making such a bold statement. On what premise are you basing that assumption? All of the Township streets I drove on on Friday were disgraceful. You cannot call that a cleanup. The streets were white. Im from Monsey and the cleanup there is worlds away, and I wouldn’t call that a big city. The streets there are black the next day with hardly a speck of snow. I do not understand why Lakewood cannot get their act together

  24. Good job plowing the street. The bad part is that they plow me in. I can not get out of my driveway cause they kept on add more snow. Now I can’t go to work tomorrow.

  26. They did a great job down the middle of my street on Ardenwood Ave., but didn’t get close enough to the curbs so I can’t get out of my driveway unless I dig way out into the street and won’t be able to get my mail unless I dig out around my mail box, also well into the street.

  27. Was out all night and roads that were built wide enough are very clean.
    New roads are just to skinny to plow right in addition to all the basements tenants parking on the street.
    We do it to ourselves. Cant have it it both ways.

  29. @anon21 seems like most of the complainers live on the same block. They got a quick once over leaving mounds of snow everywhere and the block barely passable with 4x4s

  33. The crews in Raintree did an amazing job!! Dpw was very smart to use private contractors instead of large Dpw trucks in this area bec many of the blocks in Raintree are dead ends and cult de sacs. The smaller trucks had better maneuverability and was able to do a very throrough job. Shout out to Carlos and his crew !! Thank you to our new Dpw director !!! Keep up the great work!!

  37. DPW did an unbelievable job. José even stopped and apologized for not being able to do better because of a vehicle parked in front of my house and in the way. Was very thorough and I noticed the same on other neighborhood streets.

  38. My block in raintree had a pickup truck with a plow going up and drown probably every fifteen minutes this morning. It became a family joke but it got the job done so well!! I was able to dig out my car and drive right out. This compared to other storms where we didn’t see a plow for days! Although we didn’t have the big DPW trucks come, it wasn’t necessary as the contracted guys kept ahead of the storm. Job well done!!!

  39. Forest and Madison excellent You guys deserve a big thank you I didn’t think I would be able to drive an hr after the snow stoped Great job Township

  40. I drove all around town today and I believe they did a phenomenal job. They went beyond their duty and expectations. I truly can’t understand how they managed to get so much done under the circumstances. GOOD JOB!!!
    I also have been to jackson today, and they don’t come close to Lakewood.

  41. Excellent job! I saw at least 5 plows on my block today. Thanks to all of you who worked under these harsh conditions trying to make our roads a safe place !

  44. Really great job done by the sub contractors on the South Side. We must mention though that the County was a total no show today. Central, Prospect, County Line, Kennedy…All totally neglected all day.

  47. I am astonished at all the positive feedback- I’m happy for those of you who had efficient service, but our block off Hope/County Line wasn’t plowed even once until late tonight!!!

  49. great new system
    now had they leaves been picked up… the snow would have more room to be piled better…

    but nonetheless much better overall

  54. Ashley Avenue between Wynatt and Lincoln was plowed nicely by the small trucks. Unfortunately our trash was not picked up. Hopefully it will happen today as everyone’s cans are full with a weeks trash.

  55. This clean-up is unprecedented in Lakewood. This was a blizzard of more than a foot of snow and the streets are already clear the following day so we can drive. What a fantastik job!! Thank you DPW for all your tiring work and for the township administration for putting in place this most-needed change.

  56. Disastrous. The contractors mean well, I’m sure, but they are awful. Every time I dig out my driveway and mailbox, they plow it back in. Also the leaves that haven’t been picked up for a month are now everywhere. How was this a good job? Awful.

  57. I think they did a pretty good job as long a they continue to cleanup they left a lot of small streets with just 1 path so they need to go around and make the roads wider

  58. Van Buren off New Central- only plowed in the center of the road – and blocked in all the driveways with compacted snow from the sidewalk to the center of the road!! please come re-plow!

  60. We were very impressed- it is so hard to plow with cars parked on both sides of the road and no where to put the snow. Thank you so much for all of the effort to keep everyone safe.

  62. To all complaining development people, part of leaving in a quiet neighborhood with the houses close to each other you end up getting a lousy clean up do to fact there no where to put it!!!!!

    • Yes development people are complaining the most, our streets are being ignored. Service in developments needs and CAN be improved.

      “No where to put” is is a lazy explanation, my development paid extra for private company Thursday night to clean (since the township did a lousy job – as you wrote) and the private company cleaned up and they did a fantastic job, Why can’t the township do the same?

  65. Horrible Job. Look around at the private parking lots. they are beautiful. The township subcontracted out work and just plowed a narrow strip down the road. i had to shovel 8 feet of township property to get out my car.
    I know it was a big storm, but come on? during the storm there were no plows in my neighborhood.

  67. Terrible- They got plenty of tax money use it properly.
    Plow two lanes not just one. Put out more salt.
    Go to other cities to learn how to clean up.
    And most of all in developments.
    People do not park illegally so they cant plow there and people are stuck
    for 2 weeks.
    People learn how to drive you dont drive 45 miles an hour on a street that is not plowed and wonder why people are going 20

    dont turn this in to a yehsivish matziv be safe

  70. Yes development people are complaining the most, our streets are being ignored. Service in developments needs and CAN be improved.

    “No where to put” is is a lazy explanation, my development paid extra for private company Thursday night to clean (since the township did a lousy job – as you wrote) and the private company cleaned up and they did a fantastic job, Why can’t the township do the same?

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