VIDEO: If you, like thousands in town are wondering why your street has not yet been plowed, watch this video. The video, taken moments ago, shows one of the township’s plow trucks attempting to enter a development, but to no avail. Many trucks are unable to maneuver themselves in the massive snow piles, and are forced to turn around.
Mayor Langert, himself sitting on a plow truck, tells TLS, some devlopments require much larger trucks, and are doing whatever possible to dig Lakewood out of this paralyzing storm.
Great! What took until now to figure that out? So now they can say thats its our fault. This is politics as usual.
its there own fault why dint the plow at 6 inchdes of course when you have to plow 24 inches its hard and takes time.
if you would have plowed overnight and through the day and not just wake up at 4 pm maybe there would not be as much snow piled in the middle of the street.
Mayor langert said he does not want to hear complaints until the cleanup is done. I guess he won’t be hearing complaints for a very long time.
Privatize the DPW. The free market will find a way to get things done. If they don’t, the competitor will.
Im sick of government waste and inconpitence.
One would think that if the developments were pre-plowed the entire night, there would be no problems like this now. Of course when this wasn’t done, and there is a fresh snowpile on all these streets (after melting during the course of the day and subsequently becoming ice), THEN it is a problem.
i think that this is pathetic!!!!!!!
wow!! so we have trucks that can’t move in the snow. aren’t these trucks supposed to have special tires?
it snowed last year, and the year before. LEARN FROM YOUR MISTAKES.
also, why do they plow streets only half way. either plow them or dont!!!
WHEN YOU DO SOMETHING, EITHER DO IT RIGHT OR DON’T DO IT!!!!!
for half plowed streets i could have asked my 9 and 6 year old kids to do it!!
I’m sorry but if a garbage truck can get through a street to pick up garbage, a plow truck can too. This is inexcusable! What was that video for exactly? To show their incompitence?
Of course it’s undestandable that they’re getting stuck. We’re talking about mounds of 2-3 feet of snow.
The question I have(but who knows maybe I’m wrong….??); why was it allowed to accumulate to these amounts? Why were these roads not plowed CONTINUOUSLY through last night so they wouldn’t have to deal with such large mounds of snow??
idiots in that development!!! dont they know you have to shovel the snow so the plow can get in to your development?!?!?!
but seriously if they would have been out plowing while it was snowing it would be much easier now. maybe next time they wont say there is no reason to shovel while its still snowing.
No exuse! Why don’t they buy garbage trucks that could have a plow on it etc.? We pay more than enough tax, dpw gets more than enough money but spends on stupid thinks and stupid ways, instead of more important thinks or spend it smarter
Come on!! we arent in a third world country, we pay crazy taxes, you are telling me thaey cant figure out how to get trucks that move and maneuver in the snow! Its just not fair tio insult our intelligence and make it like this is the first snow fall since yimei berashis!! Figure it out, you have the money and where abouts and Get the job done!!
yeah- privatization is a great idea. they did it in brick where I live and I haven’t seen a plow on my side of town all day- nevermind having our committee post updates on what developments are about to be plowed. you guys sure have a lot to complain about, sheesh.
It looks like a bunch of Chachomim from Chelm running this town.
Don’t worry, they will sock it to us with a big tax increase to help the DPW buy “better” equipment etc.
What a joke (on us).
WE HAVE A $24 MILLION DPW AND THIS IS THE JOB?!?!
Sunset and James residents are despeare! Please come and save us!!!!!!!!!
To the guy from Brick:
The question is; is this what you contend with EVERY year, EVERY storm?? Every storm there’s another story. True we have dedicated commiteemen, that doesn’t say much about the DPW.
If they had only spent 24 mil on equipment instead of on a facility, maybe things would look better. Just maybe but probably not, knowing this town.
Ok people, by now we aaaall know that you pay CRAZY taxes and the plowers are doing a TERRIBLE job. I think its time for some original material here.
seminole pawnee hello wide roads open streets not a hint of a truck
ENOUGH EXCUSES!!! all my relatives from other cities (who pay less taxes) are out and about. i live on pawnee rd and we havent been touched yet. were not a developement and there isnt a car on the streets. THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR THIS AT ALL!!!!!
You know what in Philly and NY they got Machines to Plow now we all need tractor to do the Job to Plow so I guess I spend another day at Home and loose money… It was a very tired day.. Now everyone will have to shovel the snow on our own…If the Mayor did call it a delcared state of emerency where are the National Guards?? They supposed be here to help us if we help them with our taxes????
no excuse. NOW I HAVE TO WAKE UP TOMOROW AND SHOVEL OUT FROM THE PLOW TOO???
Where are the plow trucks? Please let us know if they are in your neighborhood.
All the developments that were privately plowed had no problem and are all clean. Pine River was still not plowed.
Truth of the matter is: if we all just went out with a shovel in hand and did it all day long, all our developments would have been clean by now.
Better yet, we should have had all the township workers, who live on the payroll that comes from our taxes (and who are most likely off from work today with pay), do this for us.
Pathetic.
East End and Park Avenue has not been plowed either
they are getting the job done toenship sucks
1) They should pass an ordinance that any car parked on the street when the road before the street is plowed should be fined $500, Iwould bet the streets would be cleared for the plows to get through 2) All of the plowing problems started when all of these developments with narrow streets and in adequet parking started poping up all over town, I think that. ALL developments. That fit this description should not be plowed by the DPW, they should be forced to hire private plows. Why should the whole town suffer because of the shortsightedness of the developers and buyers of these developments?
We are the fools that we put up with such stories. I live on Ashley avenue and the idea that the township could not come down this street Even once to plow is obscene.
my area has been plowed very well in the morning i guess all the trucks were by me
jackson is no better the only difference is everyone in jackson owns a pickup or four by four so i guess its not as important. when are we gonna learn to stop buying minivans and grand marquis
this is just beyond. I break the bank paying taxes. this is the ”service” we get . where are the snow plows? this is sycotic
Why has 14th street not been plowed?
Its not a development ! Gcu lost
well lets just pretend that its a friday night, and we have to walk here and there, for the next 24 hours, or its a holiday with a fast. i never hear anyone complaining then. so keep complaining and keep these histerical comments coming…….just shows the folks who don’t live here just how remarkable that this towns residents really are. man talking about having a silver spoon…………………what a bunch of cry babies……
Why is langert on a plow truck??
I live in Brick and you should see my street.I dont even know how im going to work tomorrow.I havent seeing a truck all day today.By the way we went private for snow removal,so go ahead and privatize that too and lets see to who you are going to complaint then.Brick DPW used to do a better job than the private contractors and they were nice ppl compare to the ones the town hire now.Privatize and pay the consequenses later…..
what about streets not in developments like 1-15 ?
The truck is stuck on my block since 3 pm!!!!!
My question exactly! Last time i checked 5th street was not a development – not a plow here since the beginning of the storm!
who ok’s building so many houses on top of each other!
Spelling homework for those who will be stuck at home and bored tomorrow. Please write 25 times:
1-incompetence
2-desperate
3-township
4-lose-when you can’t find something.
5-loose-not tight.
Now you have something to do instead of all this kvethching!
It’s not easy driving a snow plow, so i am not complaining just staying home and waiting for warmer weather to melt this stuff.
This issue is lack of manpower. Trained workers to drive the plows don’t just magically materialize when snow starts to fall. Of course, you could hire more workers, but then they’d be doing make work at best when they weren’t needed and our taxes would be higher than they are already.
I have friends in Brick and Barnegate who have not had their streets plowed yet either. It’s not just Lakewood. Even if they did get to your street, would the main roads be plowed? My husband tried to go to work around 12 noon so he could dig it out for opening tomorrow, and didn’t make it past Rt. 70.
How do we fire the head of Public Works and the Town Manager? Can we vote them out somehow? Maybe we have to vote out the people who hire these incompetent bureaucrats.
I think that we have to vote for the Mayor directly and we would not have this problem.
What’s peshat that the plowtruck go down only on RT 9 and don’t make a right or left turn to plow the side street? What’s peshat? Don’t the side street count as lakewood? Don’t the side streets pay taxes? What’s the inyan ?
Can someone please explain why these fancy snow removal trucks, don’t have “snow tires”?
This just out from the police dept:
If anyone sees a township plow truck driving please call 911 it was probably stolen.
Hickory dickory dock.
The trucks drive round the block
The clock strikes one.
Trucks nowhere to be found
Hickory dickory dock
Why is Mayor Langert on a truck. He should be at the house of the head of DPW making sure he does his job.
Does anyone know the name of the head of DPW and when his street was plowed?
developments should not be done before people on blocks. If township trucks can’t get in, let the developments pay out of their own pockets for better equipment, not waste resources by getting every vehicle stuck somewhere while the rest of the town waits.
I can push those trucks faster then they drive….To sum it all up where are those clunkers?????????!!!!!!!!
Excuse me, but one development can pay almost $1,000,000
that’s one million) in taxes. Keep your mouth closed about are
snow plow needs.
my neighbor and i spent the whole day yesterday making sure all of the cars were parked in the driveways and not the road. Nada Nothing Zilch. Not a single plow even once on forest drive. next time the neighbors will not comply. we were “crying wolf”. now how should we feel?
I say put plowes on the school buses we got enough of them and let see if we can get the job done
just curious if anyone else has not yet been plowed? or am i alone here
Three blind mice (plows)
Three blind mice (plows)
See how they drive (not)
See how they drive (not)
They all drove up and down rt 9
slipping and sliding in their own grime
did u ever see such a sight in your life
Three blind mice (plows)
Ummm, you could add “Kvetching”
to #46 rt 9 is a state highway so there for the plow trucks you see on rt 9 are run by the state
It’s interesting, perhaps the next time a new development is being build some consideration will be taken into account for this. It seems as though many homes go up so quickly. The developments are not well planned to account for traffic etc. The neighborhood my children grew up in required the children to walk to the corner for a bus stop because the busses could not get down the streets regulary. Now, busses drop off right at the door. Talk about service! Could you imagine if your kids had to walk to a bus stop up the street? Boy would the board of ed be getting phone calls!
emergency request from lkwd twnsp; if u c a public works truck with a plow on the street call 911 its stolen, we didnt send out any trucks
you guys are all pathetic you make it sound like you’ve never seen snow in your life.
you guys are all pathetic you make it sound like you’ve never seen snow in your life.
I was all over lakewood today very few streets were plowed and none were in a development (all the avenues which I saw were plowed besides Shafto). Please don’t start with this development nonsense. Although, I must admit that I did see 2 plows stuck.
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this truck doesnt look like its doing athing besides maneuvering a littel and bickering to himself how he has to spend his holiday season..lok at that suv / van just whisk by him.. heloooo
If that’s a pony tail on the driver, then that’s probably Tommy. He’s not a goof-off and will always go the extra mile to make things happen. If it can be done somehow, he’ll get it done!
So, please don’t get into a tizzy, your stuck at home – help the wife, get busy. It’a a chance to be a slouch, have a shnopps, get dizzy on the couch. Trust me your life’s not over hit your shtender and shteig a Gemorah.