Patch Readers Give Somerville a 'B' in Snow Response
We asked Somerville residents to grade the city's response to the weekend blizzard. The average grade was B.
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On Wednesday we asked Somerville Patch readers to grade Somerville's snow response in the wake of an historic blizzard that dumped around 28 inches of snow on Somerville.
The final grade: B.
Clearly this isn't a scientific result.
A number of people had great comments about the city's response to the storm—it's plowing, snow clearing, parking ban and school closures. In the end, 12 people, as of Wednesday evening, gave a concrete grade (A, B-, C+, etc.)
I averaged the grades, and the result was 83.75 out of 100, which rounded up is 84, a B. (I describe the numberic grade range below).
Interesingly, the breakdown of grades had most people giving the city something in the A range. Five people gave the city a grade in the A range, three gave it something in the B range, three gave it something in the C range, and one gave it something in the D range.
Again, this was as of Wednesday evening.
So, how did I break down the grades?
I consider:
- B- to be a score of 80 to 83
- B to be 84 to 86
- B+ to be 87 to 89
The same ranges hold true for As, which represent scores in the 90s, Cs (scores in the 70s), and Ds (scores in the 60s.)
I valued an A as 95, an A- as 92, a B+ as 88, a B as 85, a B- as 82, a C+ as 78, etc.
Check out what people said about Somerville's snow removal here.
kevin thomas crowley
7:26 am on Thursday, February 14, 2013
LEGEND HAS IT, THAT FORMER MAYOR PAT LYNCH(LATE FORTIES, EARLY FIFTIES?) RESPONDED TO A COMPLAINT REGARDING HIS ADMINISTRATION'S SUPPOSED LACKLUSTER PEFORMANCE DURING A SNOW STORM BY SAYING, "GOD PUT IT THERE, LET GOD TAKE IT AWAY."
AHM
8:17 am on Thursday, February 14, 2013
My back, shoulders, legs, heart amd the rest of the parts I don't know the nakes of agrees.
John Casy
1:21 pm on Thursday, February 14, 2013
1374 Broadway st the snow is still pile up so one can't park at the meters. Why is the mayor not getting that snow clear. If the mayor can't do his job he needs to get out of office, That loser will never get my vote again.
Jo-Ann Fontano
8:09 am on Friday, February 15, 2013
To Kevin Ha ha ha ,I work elsewhere and I travlel through other cities and towns to get to work and I think Somerville did and does the Best.This was really a bad storm I really didn't believe all the PRE-DRAMA but it was Bad...I was watching and waiting and for once they didn't pack the end of my driveway like other years,My street was plowed several timesover and over during and After the storm.And I must say I do my own shoveling and do use a snow blower.When I went out after the first day I found all my neighbors out and all helped each other collectively in removing the snow from each other's cars and sidewalks,even some new neigbors I never had the pleasure of meeting before just being busy in life.I am a third generation Somervillian and it was the same wonderful great Somerville experiance.I give it an A 100% ...