I have no idea what a snow dragon is (all I can imagine is this dude), but I’d like to point out a couple of cool things DPW is doing.
One is this:
…which I have not seen in action, but whose handiwork I have seen around the city. (The stretch of Main Street between Curtis/Gates Lane and Goddard would especially like to thank this beast!) I hope this intersection (pointed out by Brian) gets the snow thrower treatment soon.
Two is this:
There’s going to be a meeting about rain gardens on February 28. More information here.
(Don’t worry, I’ll find a way to balance the posts so that the next one will be a rant against DPW!)
Nicole, Worcester 
While their logo is that cool, the reality is closer to a big medal box: http://www.snowdragonmelters.com/home.asp?ID=2
Tracy, where does the liquid snow go? do you have a suggestion?
Jim, from the tiny bit I know, it removes the garbage, so it can go down a storm drain.
I wonder how much oil/propane/energy it uses to melt a dump truck full of snow vs. moving it?
Somebody has to have done a study. It just doesn’t seem environmentally friendly.
I’ve heard figures of 40, 50, to even 90 gallons of diesel per hour to melt the snow. Diesel is running at about $4.00 per gallon right now in Central Mass, so do the math, and vote for shovel/plow power!
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