Milford coping with record snowfall

MILFORD, Conn. (WTNH)-- Milford coping, by some accounts, with the most snow in Connecticut, depositing a record 38 inches.

"This is one of the biggest, if not the biggest, I've ever seen," said Dan Herbst, of Milford.
 
"This is a situation where we can't plow the snow. This is an event unlike we have ever had before," said  Milford Mayor Ben Blake.

Primary roads in town are passable, but some side roads haven't seen a plow yet.

We couldn't even get to 67-year-olds, Judy and Steven, off Oak Bluff, so they sent us a picture showing us the untouched road by phone, telling us they worry emergency vehicles can't get to anyone.

Mainly the concern is this whole entire neighborhood has not had any action from a plow," said Judy Varholak.

Turns out the city's regular snow plows can't handle it all because the snow has to be carted away. Now private, pay loaders are being brought in to tackle the job.

Mayor Ben Blake admits it could be mid-week before every road can be cleared of the nearly three feet of snow.
 
"It's going to take a couple of days. My street isn't plowed. Anyone who lives on a side street or a dead end, we're in the process of that right now," said Blake.

"We still all have power and we are warm, so we are grateful for that, but we are hoping that the food holds out now. Next time, we will buy more food," said Varholak.

Milford is 26 square miles to clean up after record snowfall, not even calculating the cost, applied for Sandy.

"The whole state is in the same situation. Milford just got it worst than anywhere else," said Blake.

There are those taking the forced hibernation in stride, seeing the beauty in what in mother nature has delivered.

"There is fresh snow on the ground, deeper than most have ever seen, so it's a good opportunity just to get out there and try anything with the digital photography," said Herbst.

One for the record books, requiring some patience.