The second day of cleaning up 12.8 inches of snow from the Muncie streets went "pretty good", **Ron Ball, Muncie Street Department maintenance supervisor, said.
The winter weather caused the Muncie cleanup crews to work from 5 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, mainly concentrating on the primary roads. However secondary streets - including city neighborhoods - were on the schedule Thursday and Friday, Ball said.
The 10-year Muncie Street Department veteran said he has a crew of 10 plows working the streets, which included city plow workers and a mechanic that is available for extra help. Ball said he had one plow working the neighborhoods around Ball State University campus Thursday, but could not remember his progress on the area.
Crews are each assigned a quadrant of the city and a map of their assigned section, he said. As the day goes on, the workers report any problems or progress, he said.
Ball said the only major slowdown his crews are experiencing is helping stranded pedestrians move their vehicles from the snowy streets.
"[My workers] have been pushing a lot of cars out of the way because people try to go out before we can get to their roads," he said.
Like many students, junior social work major Scarlett Russell knows what it's like to get her car stuck.
Russell said she got her car constrained in the middle of a street Wednesday in snow piled up to her tailpipe.
"I saw a lot of other people stuck around where I live," Ball said of the McKinley Avenue and Jackson Street intersection.
Junior sports administration major Billy Ebel said he lives on Janney Street, and, as far as he knew, the city crews have not reached his area.
"I think Muncie could do a better job plowing," he said.
Despite not getting to all the city streets, Ball said his crews have felt like they've gave it his all.
"They are all very proud of their work," Ball said. "They know that if they don't do their jobs correctly, people's safety could be in danger."
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