Snow is a Beautiful thing... In the Fucking Mountains where it belongs

Just a letter of mine to the Corporation of Delta

Merry Christmas, hopefully you were able to get out and visit family, we weren't. Not because of money or desire. It seems the Corporation of Delta feels it is acceptable to leave TAXPAYERS and VOTERS stuck behind a wall of snow.
We live on Bremridge Drive in North Delta and most of our neighbouring streets have been left unplowed for the entire Christmas season. The reason I say most, is because it seems the corridor along 79A Avenue, - 114A Street and 77th Avenue has been plowed just enough to create an impassable wall of snow for those in cars with anything less than 30" of clearance. Interesting how governments are pushing for more fuel friendly vehicles, however those living in the neighbourhoods of Delta cannot get around without a Hummer.

Of course there is the excuse, "we are working at capacity" which is odd, because every time I have seen a snowplow driving down the main roads of Delta, it was driving without spreading salt and with plough up. I guess he was on his way to Beach Grove. This also leaves me wondering what "capacity" is within the Corporation of Delta. It seems Surrey is fully capable of at least keeping the major roads salted and cleaning up most of the side streets.

As a taxpayer within any municipality, there comes some level of expectation of service. After all, what are our tax dollars paying for? Perhaps, a modification of property tax rates for those living in the unserviced regions of Delta would be appropriate as we do not seem to be benefiting from the services of the corporation. Shit, even people living in Kamloops have their side streets ploughed on a regular basis.

We have contacted the Corporation of Delta to request snow clearing on 2 occasions and have been met by a rude receptionist who suggested we hire someone to clear our streets. "Most people are hiring private companies to clear their streets" she said.

Today is December 27th, my truck has been held up for about a week now. Although there have been several breaks in the snowfall where the main roads were clear and dry, the plows have not found their way down most of the North Delta side streets. The temperature is warming up and the snow has turned to rain, now were are surrounded by 2 foot high piles of slush covering a very slippery ground. Although the main roads are once again clear, the side streets remain a bloody mess. I guess you guys are waiting for the snow to melt, typical.

Trapped in Delta