Mud Season

It’s that time of year and the Town and the Highway Department are asking for everyone’s help and consideration.

As the temperatures finally start rising and the snow and ice melting, we experience the time-honored tradition of Mud Season! The frost in most areas is particularly deep from the prolonged cold, so as the top layer of the dirt roads start to thaw out and moisture gets introduced from melting and precipitation, the water can’t drain as well and the top layer can turn to soup.

That can mean particularly difficult travel for the many folks in town who live on our many miles of dirt roads. The Highway Department is doing its best to keep on top of the situation, but this time of year there’s only so much they can do. We’re stocked up on gravel!

So here’s the ask: Please limit your travel on any of the dirt roads in town if you can. If you’re used to taking a shorter route that involves travel on a dirt road and you can avoid it, please take an alternate route… even if it’s a little bit longer. For those who live on those roads, please do your best to limit trips if you can. Getting a delivery? Think about delaying it a few weeks until the situation improves.

THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR YOUR COOPERATION!

And a huge THANKS to the Highway Dept., which has been doing a superhuman job this winter!