Despite what seem to be biweekly snowstorms, tri-town officials report very few snow-related incidents.

“People have been very, very good about heeding the requests to stay off the roads,” said Mattapoisett Police Chief Mary Lyons.

Rochester Chief Paul Magee agreed and said his biggest message is: “People just need to slow down.”

Accidents in the tri-town have been minor despite the weather -- mostly the usual sliding off the road and getting stuck in snow banks.

“With schools being canceled, there’s been less and less traffic on the roads even during the daytime. That helps play into it,” Marion Police Chief Lincoln Miller said.

(Schools are at four snow days, so far, for those keeping count.)

Snow removal crews have logged plenty of overtime trying to keep roads clear.

In Marion, Miller said there haven’t been many complaints. In Mattapoisett, Highway Surveyor Barry Denham is the one with a bone to pick.

Some residents and private plowers have pushed snow into the streets, causing potential traffic hazards, violating a town bylaw and increasing the Highway Department’s work.

“Everybody is challenged right now with where do you put the snow,” he said.

But the road isn’t the answer.

“We’re going to push it right back into their driveway anyway,” Denham said.

He also said the town is nearing the limits of its snow removal budget, and another blizzard would definitely push it over the top.

Marion Town Administrator Paul Dawson said his town's snow-removal spending is already over budget, but that is par for the course. Towns generally set conservative numbers for their snow and ice funds as it is the only area in which the state allows deficit spending.

With the way things are going, Dawson expects this year’s deficit to exceed 2014’s. The town is already $2,000 over its $50,000 snow removal budget, not including the last two snow events.

What’s certain is that, with more snow on the horizon, residents and highway departments are going to have a hard time figuring out where to put the snow. March 20 can’t come soon enough.