What winter looks like in Eagan, and how we run it.
Eagan is home base. Our yard and salt storage sit on Highway 55, which means Eagan properties are on the first wave of every event — equipment is staged, loaded, and rolling before the snow accumulates, not driving in from across the metro.
The city's commercial inventory runs from corporate campuses along Yankee Doodle Road, Pilot Knob, and the Highway 55/149 corridor to retail along Cedar Avenue and Cliff Road, plus a large stock of townhome associations. We plow, clear walks, and deice all of it under written service levels, with the same crews that maintain the grounds in summer.
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Walked by the account manager who would run your property. Scoped, documented proposal before your renewal date.
Three things we plan for here.
First-wave response
Staged at our Eagan yard before forecast events. Eagan lots and walks are cleared first by geography, not by contract size.
Campus and office park routes
Multi-building sites with employee arrival by 7 AM get a priority sequence, documented per site.
Townhome associations
Per-building priority maps, driveway and walk standards written into the agreement, and board-ready event reports.
What happens at each trigger depth.
Tuned to each Eagan property during the site walk and written into your agreement. “As conditions warrant” is not a scope.
| Trigger | What we do | Target window | Documentation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trace – 0.9" | Walk and entry inspection; deice as conditions require | Before tenant arrival | Inspection note + photos |
| 1.0" – 2.9" | Full lot plow, walks cleared, entries and ADA routes deiced | Complete before opening hour | Event report + photos + salt weight |
| 3.0" – 5.9" | Continuous service during event; walks cleared on cycle; open-lot passes | Cycle service, final pass before opening | Event report + per-pass timestamps |
| 6.0"+ | Dedicated crew assigned for duration; staged equipment; stacking plan executed | Continuous until event ends | Full event narrative + photo set |
| Freezing rain / ice | Pre-treat where forecast supports it; repeat deicing passes on cycle | Pre-treat before onset, then by cycle | Application log with product + weight |
| Refreeze / melt-cycle | Daytime inspection pass; spot deice at drains, downspouts, and shaded walks | Same-day inspection | Inspection note + photos |
Representative matrix. Trigger depths and windows are set per property during the site walk — a hospital entrance and a warehouse back lot do not get the same numbers.
Lots, lanes, walks, and everything the plow cannot reach.
- Parking lots and drive lanes
- Fire lanes and emergency access
- Sidewalks, entries, and vestibule aprons
- ADA routes and accessible parking
- Loading docks and trailer aprons
- Stair treads and handrails
- Snow stacking, relocation, and hauling
- Post-melt refreeze inspection
Salt by weight, protocol by property.
Rock salt, brine pre-treatment, or low- and non-chloride products — selected per site and logged by weight on every pass, following MPCA smart-salting principles.
- Calibrated spreaders, application logged per event
- Pre-treatment ahead of forecast events where it helps
- Low-chloride options for decorative paving and sensitive plantings
Scoped by property type, not by square foot alone.
What Eagan property managers ask.
Do you serve all of Eagan?
What is your trigger depth, and can we change it?
Do you price seasonally or per event?
Are you insured, and how fast can we get a certificate?
What do we get after each storm?
We manage this property from out of state. How does that work?
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Walk the property with us now and you will have a scoped, documented proposal in hand before your renewal date.