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BATTLE CREEK, Mich. (WOOD) — Dash camera footage of Calhoun County snowplow at work has some residents upset. They say snowplows are creating a reckless mess.
The video shows some mailboxes destroyed after a driver plow cleared a stretch of M-89.
The Calhoun County Road Department’s director of operations and managing director said their driver was not at fault.
“As you can see in the video, we’re not hitting the posts and colliding with the mailbox,” said Christopher Bolt, the managing director. “It’s really that off-shooting snow that causes the damage.”
Bolt said he wants everyone to be able to get their mail, but added that residents are supposed to routinely check that their mailbox is secure by shaking it.
“The wet, heavy snow [this past weekend] did some damage to some of the mailboxes that appeared to not be well mounted,” Bolt said.