Snow Routes

I live in Urbana. Because I live in Urbana, I hear the snowplows moving down my road (a "snow road") as soon as the snow begins to fall. This is a good thing. The town cares about its citizenry, and in spite of budget problems, it manages to get the clearing job done before people begin leaving for work.


A co-worker of mine lives in Champaign. She does not receive the caring, friendly efforts from her town that I get from mine. When she woke this morning, it was to find that no plowing had been done--not even the "snow roads". In fact, the plowing didn't even begin until after 8am.

Champaign, like Urbana, is having budget problems, but Champaign's budget problems aren't as bad as Urbana's because the city has apparently made commercialism their primary goal. Given all the efforts they've put toward making money, you'd think that they would set a goal to guarantee ease of travel in the difficult weather. Perhaps that is just not as important.

I think maybe the citizens of Champaign should let their city know that they are at least equally important--if not more important--than commercialism. Otherwise, they may find themselves left out.

Hmm.