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Tehachapi had more snow this winter than we’ve had in recent years, and yet the roads in town were driveable every morning. Even when local schools were closed because of safety concerns, our city streets remained passable. How was this possible? Because of the diligence and hard work of the City of Tehachapi’s Public Works Department snow removal crew. The whole approach to snow removal and ice reduction on Tehachapi’s city streets has changed since I was a little kid growing up here. The philosophy used to be more “let the driver beware” when snowstorms blanketed the valley. Locals were expected to respond intelligently following a heavy snow — either walk and don’t drive, or use snow chains, or stick to a 4-wheel drive vehicle with snow tires. City employees would scatter sand by the stop signs and try to keep Tehachapi Boulevard open, but not too much else. Most people had lived here long enough to simply avoid driving during and...
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