Town Offers Free Sand, Salt; Parking Rules in Effect

Saturday brought the first significant snow fall in town since October 2011, and it also brings importance to a few policies and practices in Windsor that are intended to make residents' winter a bit easier.

The Department of Public Works reminds residents that no parking is allowed on Windsor streets between the hours of 1 a.m. - 6 a.m. In addtion, no cars are allowed to be parked on the street during a snow storm that has lasted more than one hour.

Now that the snow has passed and temperatures remain cold, many will turn to the maintenance of paths cleared sometime Saturday.

For safety, Public Works offers a free mixture of sand an salt at a number of locations across town for residential use.

Sand and salt can be picked up at the following locations:

• Sharshon Park (Skitchewaug Street off of Windsor Avenue in Wilson)
• L.P. Wilson Community Center (599 Matianuck Avenue)
• Mechanic Street - Commuter Parking lot (lot behind Town Hall, next to the dog pound, across from the Parks Department building)
• Oliver Ellsworth School (Kennedy Road)
• Public Works Complex (99 Day Hill Road, off Poquonock Avenue, Exit 38 off of I-91) - plain sand is also available at this location.
• Poquonock Fire House (1575 Poquonock Avenue)
• Rainbow Fire House (750 Rainbow Road)