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The Street Department maintains the Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Seceder Cemetery, and Hill Cemetery. Since 1994, Operation Flag has restored and/or replaced headstones in all three cemeteries. Operation Flag was founded in 1988 by then Franklin County Recorder Joe Testa; currently Franklin County Auditor.
Volunteers repair headstones, plant flowers and perform other clean up work in smaller, out-of-the-way cemeteries that have fallen into disrepair. More information about Operation Flag including pictures and lists of those buried at cemeteries throughout Franklin County can be found at www.co.franklin.oh.us/Auditor/OperationFlag
Standard Construction Drawings are used for all public improvements. Details for items such as, street lights, wheelchair ramps, street name signs and driveway approaches are available by following this link www.ci.reynoldsburg.oh.us/water_drawings.html |
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The purpose of the Snow and Ice Control Program is to keep traffic within Reynoldsburg moving as safely as possible. There are 112 miles of streets (270 lane miles) in the City. The average snowfall in Reynoldsburg is 27.7” with an average of 31 snow events per year.
All main thoroughfares must be kept open to provide a transportation system for police, fire emergencies and the majority of traffic. Salting operations begin once snow or ice starts accumulating on the streets. Employees from other City departments are enlisted to ensure adequate staffing during these times.
Major equipment includes seven dump trucks for snow removal, and one front end loader. The department has two salt storage buildings with a capacity of 2,500 tons. Each truck is outfitted with a liquid calcium tank. When the temperature drops below 20 degrees calcium is sprayed onto the salt as it falls onto the spreader. The calcium allows for snow and ice melting to several degrees below zero. |
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After all arterials have been salted each driver proceeds to his designated residential areas and salts all streets, including cul-de-sacs. Salting continues until the streets are safe to travel or the snow accumulates to the point we must begin plowing.
When snow accumulates enough to plow (generally 3-4 inches) four trucks will “gang plow” Main Street, Brice Road, Livingston Avenue, and State Route 256 before proceeding to remainder of the arterial streets. Additional trucks with plows from other departments team up with the Street Department trucks to plow all residential streets.
- Do not pull out in front of a snow plow truck.
- Plow trucks push snow to the passenger side of the truck. Never attempt to pass a plow truck on the right side since there can be significant amount of snow on that side of the vehicle.
- Stay back at least 200 feet from the trucks that are plowing or spreading salt.
- Plow trucks often have to back up. Do not pull directly behind a plow truck. There may be blind spots in the mirrors and the driver may not be able to see you.
There are 163 cul-de-sacs in the City. Unlike many other cities, Reynoldsburg makes no distinction between cul-de-sacs and other residential streets in the snow removal operations. Past experience has proven that plowing the cul-de-sacs as we come to them is just as efficient as waiting until all the other residential streets are plowed.
Snowplow operators make every attempt to minimize the amount of snow deposited in driveways. After heavy snowfalls the amount can be significant. As the plows travel down the street, the snow has no other place to go.
Due to priorities and staffing levels, City personnel do not provide driveway clearing.
The elderly and individuals with health problems should make arrangements for someone to do this for them prior to snow season.
City snow plow operators make every effort to push snow as close to the curb as possible to provide access to mailboxes for postal carriers and yet not hit the mailboxes with the plow. After heavy snowfalls, this task can be very difficult. The final clearing adjacent to mailboxes is the responsibility of each resident.
Homeowners should be aware that the U. S. Postal Service is not required to deliver mail if a mailbox is not cleared.
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The City of Reynoldsburg Street Department would like to remind residents that it is unlawful to dispose of any matter such as leaves or grass clippings on any public property, which includes City streets.
Private and/or commercial signs cannot be placed in the City right-of-way. Generally speaking, the right-of-way is the area of land between the road edge and the sidewalk. For areas that have no sidewalk, it is recommended that you call the Street Department at (614) 322-5800 to determine the right-of-way width.
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