Town of West Sweden

The Town of West Sweden employs a full time and part time patrolman for the maintenance of our town roads. In the summer months maintenance consists of mowing ditches, patching potholes, grading gravel roads, repairing signs and other similar tasks. As expected, the winter months are primarily dedicated to snow and ice removal as well as tree cutting and equipment maintenance. The patrolmen work a standard Monday-Friday schedule however they are available for after-hour call-outs to handle any safety sensitive situations. The most common of these being trees falling on the road. In the event you run across a situation that could result in an injured motorist or similar matter please contact the patrolman directly at the number listed on the Contacts page of this website, one of the board members, or the Polk County Sheriff’s office at 715-485-8300. As always, in the case of an emergency call 911.

Snow Removal: Since every snow event is different, the timing of plowing is also always changing. However, in general, snow removal will start when approximately three inches of snow have accumulated on the roads. During a significant snow storm plowing activity may be limited to more mainline roads or for safety reasons may be suspended altogether until the snow has stopped. In critical areas (hills, curves and intersections) traction is improved by the use of salt-sand that is spread during and after the plowing process.  It is not the goal to melt the snow and ice in these areas…only to improve traction. Straight, open areas of roads are generally not be treated.