ARTICLES BY TIM MARTIN

Think snow!

Snow means finding our snow shovels and servicing the snow blower. A typical winter brings 7 to 10 snowstorms that take a couple days to complete. We need to be prepared for anything to happen on a given day.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

City takes pride in its roads

What is the trick to keeping our streets in good shape?
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

City's spring clean up begins

With spring-like weather arriving, your street maintenance crews will begin their spring clean-up program. Once arterial and collector streets are cleaned, city crews will be working to complete initial sweeping of residential streets. Street sweeping is an activity that street crews continue until the winter snows fly. It reduces dust …
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS AGO

Think Snow!

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but it's going to snow and soon! Well, relatively soon. But it won't be long before we need to find our snow shovels and service the snow blower. In a typical winter, there are 7 to 10 good snowstorms. Each one …
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Streets department promotes an environment of safety

Our mission statement for the Coeur d'Alene Street Department reads: "To support the city's mission by providing citizens with safe, unrestricted street surfaces and control devices all year around and providing departments with cost effective vehicle maintenance services."
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Award-winning snow removal program

For our newcomers who have heard all of the horror stories about how cold and snowy it can be in Coeur d'Alene, relax. In a typical winter, there are six or seven good snowstorms.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Summer street maintenance begins

Summer projects begin in May - but how do they all get completed?
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Street maintenance department kicks off spring cleanup

With spring-like weather arriving early this year, your street maintenance crews will begin their spring cleanup program earlier than usual.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

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