Scraping of right of ways has been done before in Wellington, Council learns

Several Wellington residents have been wondering about the scraping of the right of ways occurring around town, especially alongside the curbing on U.S. 160.

Wellington Director of Public Works Jeremy Jones said at Tuesday’s city council meeting periodically the curbs need to be scrapped due to sand build up accumulated from years of using a snow plow and traffic residue. The city has not done this process since before 2008.

Jones said there are three reasons for this: 1) it helps with drainage, 2) it is easier to mow, and 3) makes it aesthetically pleasing. He said many of the curbs have deep gouges and it needed to be leveled. Wellington City Council Jim Valentine said he is worried about the curbing and Jones said the city is taking great care in making sure the curbs are not damaged.

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