Residents took to social media Monday to complain about the many side streets that remained unplowed Watch video
Cars are blocked on the 1000 block of Indiana Avenue in Trenton on Tuesday. (Courtesy of David Stubbs) TRENTON -- Patience was wearing thin in Trenton Monday as residents complained that many neighborhoods were still impassable from the nearly two feet of snow that fell on the capital city.
"They need to get a plow out here," said David Stubbs, who lives on Indiana Avenue. "I haven't seen one all day."
Attempts to call the mayor's office, public works and the county executive have proven futile.
He parked his car at Columbus Elementary School, but he's worried that he's going to be told to move his car.
Anyone who leaves their car in designated lots two hours after notices have gone out may be towed and issued a summons, but Stubbs says there's nowhere to go with so many on-street parking spaces still covered by mounds of snow.
"If these streets aren't plowed, where are the cars going to go?" he said, adding that a plow truck got stuck Sunday trying to get onto the street.
Residents took to social media Monday to complain about the many side streets that remained unplowed.
They need to plow Trenton again ... #PlowNJ #PlowMyStreet
-- traydizzle (@Trayrite) January 25, 2016
Sasa Olessi Montano, executive director of Meals on Wheels of Mercer County, said in a Facebook post that some homebound residents were left without a meal Monday because of the roads.
The agency was able to deliver in the other seven towns it serves. On one route that has both Trenton and Hamilton residents, they were able to get to the Hamilton residents, but not the Trenton ones.
Paul Perez, who has been helping people dig out of the snow, said that across the city, many blocks were still in horrible condition and calls to the city's hotline have gone ignored.
The former mayoral candidate criticized the administration for its lackluster response.
"This was not a secret storm," he said. "Why weren't they ready? You'd expect that the administration at least be familiar with how to properly place and deploy resources to make sure people can return back to normal as soon as possible. We don't see any evidence of that."
Perez said the few trucks he did see were driving down the streets with their plows up.
"I didn't see sand going down, any other type of treatment, any plowing going on," he said.
City spokesman Michael Walker asked residents to be patient while the city continued to clean up after an "unprecedented" storm.
"A lot of snow was dumped on the City of Trenton," he said. "Our priority was to make sure the main thoroughfares were passable before we could begin to assess what we need to do for the side streets."
More than two dozen trucks have been plowing since Saturday morning.
"I think we've done an excellent job of the main thoroughfares," Walker said. "We're taking calls from residents to give us an idea about where we need to refine our strategy. The work of clearing the side streets continues."
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