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issued, for operation through 2022. A financial security must be posted at the end of 2021 to continue operations in 2022. PUBLIC WORKS/STREETS City Hall Renovation The COVID-19 related office area improvements are now complete. The contractor has begun construction of the renovation work in the City Council Chambers and front lobby area. This work should wrap up by mid-January. The City is working towards a City Hall re-opening on February 1, 2021. Snow Plowing Reminders The City of Centerville maintains more than 26 miles of local streets and 36 cul de sacs and over 4 miles of trails. It takes the city crew about 8 hours to cover all the roads in the City during an average snow event. City policy is to plow all 3 inch snow events. Starting times will vary depending on storm size, expected amounts and time the storm is expected to pass. Our first priority is to clear the main roadways and then the secondary streets. Paths/trails and parking lots are lowest priorit snow banks to create additional room for snow storage. When crews perform this work, they use their side wing plows to push the snowbanks further into the boulevards. They adjust the and grass. This is one of the reasons that we have an ordinance prohibiting landscaping and sprinkler systems from being installed in the public right of way. The public right of way typically includes about 10 to 15 feet of grass coming off the plow ends up back on the roadway. Here are some helpful reminders: 1. There are parking restrictions, no parking on City streets between 3:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. Centennial Lakes Police may ticket cars parked on the streets during those hours. 2. It is against City ordinance to place snow across streets. This is also a state law and a ticketable offense. 3. Garbage cans and recycling containers are to be placed at the end of your driveway. (NOT IN THE STREET). 4. Plow drivers are not allowed to plow private driveways. 5. Please remove all basketball and hockey nets out of the street and back into your yard prior to the plow season. 6. It is the responsibility of the homeowner to keep clear the sidewalk in front or alongside your residence. 7. Mailboxes. If a mailbox is actually struck by a plow, the city crew will make a temporary repair for the winter and then repair or replace in the spring. More commonly, mailbox damage occurs from the force of the snow moving off the end of the plow, or shifting snow banks. When this happens, the damage is not repaired by the City. NOTE: It is important for homeowners to shovel around their mailbox. When mailboxes get encased in the snowbanks they often break off as plows move past and the snow bank shifts. 8. On occasion, lawn damage may occur within the road right of way. If you contact the City in the spring, we will repair the area with black dirt and seed. This on occasion