One visit to the Meadowthorpe section of Lexington off Leestown Road, and its clear why this area is ranked number three of four on the citys snow removal hierarchy.The city lists its areas of priority from one through four, with 1 being the highest. Those are the areas where roads are treated first after a snow or ice event, such as the one we had on Sunday and Monday.The ranking count is based on traffic count and facilities. You mentioned Nicholasville Road where you have two major hospitals, huge traffic count, Fayette Mall and other employers, said Rob Allen of the Citys Public Works Department.Given its resources, the city feels attacking it from the inside out in that manner, is the most effective way of getting traffic flowing, while allowing safe access to and from critical services. Its well understood going into a storm that this will be the case, which makes it a little more tolerable for those living or working in a level three or four area.That makes sense, said Shelby French, who stopped to talk while walking around her neighborhood. Living in this neighborhood we have walking access to a lot of things, so that helps a lot. And if you can get to Leestown Road, that's always cleared pretty quickly." Allen said his office is receiving a lot of calls, and members of the LFUCG council are helping field some of them.The plan is designed to be completed around 48 hours after the precipitation stops, but when we get significant snow, like maybe we will on Friday, it resets the clock, Allen explained, while offering another option to those in some challenging areas.I know there's roads that need treatment. They can call LexCall and we'll send a supervisor and treat as needed, Allen suggested.