Northbrook Braces For Winter Storm
As the village anticipates up to 10 inches of snow, residents are advised of changes to trash removal scheduling and possible parking restrictions.
Village Hall has sent out a Northbrook Notify message, alerting residents of a winter storm expected to start Monday night and continue through Tuesday night, possibly bringing up to 10 inches of snow.
Northbrook's high schools and grade schools have cancelled Tuesday classes.
Because of this anticipated weather, Northbrook trash pickup will start Tuesday at 5:30 a.m., one hour earlier than normal. Should your trash be missed on Tuesday, waste removal trucks will pick-up missed collections on Wednesday, March 6.
Residents can notify Advanced Disposal at (847) 272-4145 of any misses.
On-street parking restrictions might also go into effect. After a snowfall of two or more inches, it is illegal to park on Northbrook streets until they have been completely cleared. Vehicles in violation are subject to ticketing and towing.
According to a Village Hall memo, Northbrook's Public Works Department plows streets from curb to curb to maintain the width of the roadway and clear storm drains to help mitigate flooding issues when the snow begins to melt. Wet, heavy snow is much more difficult to plow and requires the driver to maintain a steady speed in order to effectively clear the roadway.
The weight of the snow can damage mailboxes as it moves off the plow into the parkway. If the Public Works Department receives a call that a mailbox has been damaged, a crew will inspect it and if it was the result of the Village hitting it, the village will repair the box, replace it with a standard box, or the resident may opt to receive a check for $40.00 for the purchase of a new box.
Staff plows snow in the commuter lots to the corners of the lots and the end of parking rows to maintain as many spaces for parking as possible.
NBK reader
6:23 pm on Monday, March 4, 2013
Good luck to our Public Works Dept. hopefully our residents will be more appreciative of your diligent efforts to clear the snow during this storm than they were during the last. I could not believe that I was the ONLY resident to call and thank them for doing a good job in a 6 hour period of time. Come on people, lets show them the love. They're working really hard. If you do need to complain, try to be compassionate. (and no, I do not work for Northbrook in any way, shape or form)
J A Mack
8:47 pm on Monday, March 4, 2013
You are absolutely right. No matter what the weather, the streets have been cleared and drivable in all the 12 years I have lived in Northbrook. It's as if snow storms bypass our town. Thank you.
Kavan Sidhu
2:44 pm on Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Never seen that. I'm northbrook also and there is plenty of snow on the streets. Very slushy.
NBK reader
3:54 pm on Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Ok Karen, it's the height of the storm.... By morning everything will be clear. Your expectations are unreasonable. The worst streets I've seen driving this afternoon all belong to the county or state, not Northbrook.
Gigi
4:59 pm on Tuesday, March 5, 2013
The Northbrook Public Works Department does a great job clearing our streets! Kudos to all who work to keep our streets clear!
Carol S
5:26 pm on Tuesday, March 5, 2013
I live on what is considered a less traveled street. I think that NB does a wonderful job of keeping my street cleared.