An umbrella group of civic and neighborhood associations in Montgomery County wants to know how well you think the county did last week in plowing and removing snow.
The Montgomery County Civic Federation published an online survey Sunday asking respondents 10 questions about the county’s performance during the storm.
According to an email to members, the group will present the survey results to the County Council when it meets on Feb. 9 for its own review of the county’s storm response.
The storm dumped between 18 and 39 inches of snow on the county from the afternoon of Jan. 22 to the early morning of Jan. 24. On Jan. 26, County Executive Ike Leggett pledged that all county roads would have at least one lane cleared of snow by 7 a.m. the next day.
While county officials said crews from the Highway Services division mostly fulfilled that pledge, there were still reports from residents of smaller neighborhood streets and cul-de-sacs that had yet to see a plow.
The council is likely to focus more on other snow-related issues, including long wait times for thecounty’s 311 information line and a snow removal map that elicited complaints from residents who said it wasn’t accurate or timely.
The Civic Federation’s survey includes questions about both topics.
“During the recent storm did you use the County’s online Snow Map to find out the status of plowing neighborhood streets? If so, did you find it was accurate?,” the survey asked.
Possible responses include: “Did not use map,” “Used map, was accurate,” “Used map, was not accurate” and “Unsure/Other.”
The survey also asks if respondents called 311 “to find out the status of plowing neighborhood streets.”
Council President Nancy Floreen told Bethesda Beat last week the county may not have final details for the Feb. 9 hearing on how much the snow cleanup operation cost. Leggett has said it generally costs the county about $1 million per inch of snow to plow and remove snow.
