Bordentown Township, PA will kick out the contractors and plow all by themselves to save money.

In the past, the township would reimburse private contractors that plowed neighborhoods run by homeowners associations.  Over the spring and summer some math was done and the township figured out how to increase efficiency and save money by changing the way the work gets done.

Mayor Michael Dauber states that public works employees will start plowing neighborhoods run by homeowners associations instead of the township reimbursing those communities for using private snow-removal companies.

Here is the math behind the decision:

The township spent $113,400 to plow 30 linear miles of public roads over the last few years, but forked out $82,455 in reimbursements for a little more than 3 linear miles in the private communities, according to Dauber.

Not only does this math not add up, but then there's the matter of the actual work getting done. Evidently, many residents are complaining that they are not getting plowed out when thry expect it and need it.  This sours the relationship  according to the mayor. "They're paying for the plowing, but some residents aren't receiving it," he said, in reference to complaints received about the quality of plowing in those communities.

"It just makes economic sense to plow those roads," the mayor said.

What ensued next was lively discussion about who should be plowed when.  Most participants felt that their concerns were the most important. Many viable options were discussed as well as plans to change the leaf collection programs.

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