FAQs

Streets - Winter Weather

  • Residents may report problems or concerns to the Public Works Assistant at 301-689-6000, ext. 111, during regular business hours (M-F, 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM). To report hazardous situations after hours, weekends, or holidays, please call the Frostburg Police Department at 301-689-3000.

  • Our goal is to clear the roadway for safe travel. Unfortunately, berming is an inconvenient result of plowing. Adjacent property owners are responsible for clearing the berm to gain access to the roadway. We do not have the available resources to provide this service, and this is one way you can help.

  • Residents are asked to remove their parked vehicles, boats, and trailers from city streets if possible. The City will not be responsible for vehicles parked on the street that are isolated by snow piles due to plowing operations. 

  • Property owners are responsible for clearing snow and ice accumulations greater than 6" from public sidewalks located on their property frontage within 24 hours of snowfall. The path must be a minimum of two (2) feet in width and allow for unobstructed passage.  City Code also requires that property owners treat sidewalks for ice or freezing rain with 24 hours of a winter weather event by treating the sidewalk(s) on their property frontage with salt, sand, or a similar abrasive.

  • There are many reasons for them to be traveling with the plow up. For example, the plow could be traveling back to the shop for repairs or there may not be enough snow on the street to plow.