Thank You Bill

Big thanks to Bill Cross, Maintenance Super for the Town of Index.

Bill was out clearing the roads again (well, it is his job) but the wind was BONE CHILLING and it was 30 degrees and he was in an open back hoe doing his job.

Big thanks Bill from all of us in the town.

Is it going to QUIT or????

It appears that the snow is messing with us.

Poor Bill Cross, the Town Maintenance “guy” is really putting in some hours, keeping our few streets as clean as he can. Between the compact ice and snow, it’s getting tougher as time passes.

Hopefully…See the rest on our Forums.

Thanks For Keeping The Roads Clear

Thanks goes out to Bill Cross and our Mayor, Bruce Albert for keeping the roads clear around the town. It’s been a mess.

As I type, Bruce is out on the backhoe clearing the roads. Bill has been up all hours of the day and night plowing away. We have not had real heavy snow, just steady light snow non-stop for the past 24 hours.

My guess is around 2 feet so far in the past 3 days (at least that is what it is on my deck and around the yard. Drifts not included).

Thanks again you two for the hard work. It’s cold out there.

Photo: New (Used) Town Equipment

Our Mayor, Bruce Albert, introduced our town’s newest piece of inventory today, 12.15.2008.  The backhoe will be used during severe snow and flood weather as well as clearing the alleys during the storms.  We are sure the backhoe will find many other uses.

In the past the town has had to rent a tractor or backhoe at a cost of $1,000.00 per day.

Pictured below is the new (used) backhoe along with Bill Cross at the helm, Mayor Bruce Albert and an onlooker from the fire department.  Sorry, I did not catch a name for that one person.

First Snow and……

Well, we have our first snow. It’s about 3-4″ as of 5am and it really has not totally stopped. Forecast is, it won’t stop anytime soon.

It’s pretty but it does get old. Bill Cross, our maintenance supervisor, must have been out real early plowing the roads and he is at it again at the moment (7:00am).

If we get some REAL SNOW, we will keep you informed.

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On another note, my wife and I headed to Sultan yesterday and there were about 10 cop cars on the side of the road and everything was yellow-taped (crime seen) and a small rain cover was up for the officers to keep dry. A car was also taped up so it looked like a crime seen.

Yup….here is the article in the Everett Herald. It should be available for about 7 days or so. Fisherman’s body found in the Skykomish River.

Bill Cross – Maintenance Supervisor

While my wife and I were out and about today we happened upon Bill Cross, the Town Maintenance Supervisor, re-roofing the Index Art Gallery. We could not resist taking a few pictures.

Bill is one hard working individual. We thank him for his dedication and hard work.

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