What winter looks like in Lakeville, and how we run it.
Lakeville is the fastest-growing city in Dakota County, and its commercial inventory has grown with it: Airlake Industrial Park on the south side, retail along Cedar Avenue and County Road 70, and a large stock of newer townhome and homeowner associations. Growth also means a lot of first-year snow contracts written on a handshake.
We serve Lakeville from Eagan, about 25 minutes down I-35, and we write every Lakeville agreement with trigger depths, response windows, and a per-property priority sequence — the things a new association or facility team most often finds missing from the contract they inherited.
About 25 minutes from our Eagan yard and salt storage.
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Request a Winter Site Walk in Lakeville
Walked by the account manager who would run your property. Scoped, documented proposal before your renewal date.
Three things we plan for here.
Airlake Industrial Park
Large lots, dock access first, and stacking plans sized for one of the metro's biggest industrial parks.
Associations
Private streets, driveways, and walks on a written map, with event reports your board can read.
Contracts that say what they mean
Trigger depth, window, and deicing protocol per site, written into the agreement before the season.
What happens at each trigger depth.
Tuned to each Lakeville 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 Lakeville property managers ask.
How far is Lakeville from your yard?
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.