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There’s a saying in the Copper Country that we have two seasons…Winter’s here and winter’s coming.
City Manager Eric Waara gave an update to the city council at their regular meeting Wednesday on their efforts to get ready for the season.
He says the Public Works department has been busy picking things up, putting them away and shutting things down.
That includes the removal of many park benches and planters.
This is the final weekend of the fall cleanup period to drop off debris at the Trash Collection Center in Houghton.
The crews will be meeting this week to discuss plow routes and winter safety.
Like it or not–the snow will be here in less than a month.
The council also discussed this year’s Treat Street.
Though the event is being considered a success despite the rain, city officials feel there are some lessons that can be taken away from this year.
There were numerous complaints surrounding the traffic detour as motorists were redirected down Lakeshore Avenue.
The city will look at all of their options and will try to resolve the issues for next year.
In Police Chief John Donnelly’s report, he said he went down to Escanaba for training in Officer Involved Shootings.
Lieutenant Nick Roberts was also given a little extra homework.
He went to Crisis Intervention Training.
The Winter Season Parking Ban for Houghton and many other local areas goes into effect on November 1st.
The will be no parking on city streets between the hours of 2:00am and 7:00am, even if there is no snow.
Violators will be ticketed and possibly towed.
The ban will be in effect until May 1st.
The Houghton City Council passed a resolution allowing City Manager Eric Waara to sign a contract with the Michigan Department of Transportation for use of their sensor data.
MDOT collects data on the roads on things like frost depth and surface temperature.
Waara said this data could be useful in managing water “let run” policies and avoiding the freezing of pipes.
