(Matt Drzik/Beaver County Radio)

Beaver County once again has survived a major snowstorm, clearing the roads for its citizens in the process. The process however, has drawn concerns from Public Works director Dan Colville about the amount of staff who worked to clear the roads—and the amount of staff who didn’t.

“We were able to cover everything, and the guys that came out did a fantastic job,” Colville told the Commissioners at the Wednesday work session. “[But] what happened was that the guys that were out on the first shift to do the roads and everything like that…they worked for 12 hours. Then we had people lined up to go out and do the sidewalks, and guys weren’t answering their phones.”

While Colville expressed gratitude to the first-shift employees that stayed, he still hopes that further issues in regards to having the right amount of employees are dealt with in a proper manner.

“I’ve been working with Nate [Morgan] and the law office and HR on this for the past couple years now,” Colville added, “but we have to come up with a way where guys have to be held accountable for coming out.”

The Commissioners’ next work session is scheduled for January 26 at 10:00 AM.